China, Pacific Islands: PIF Removes Taiwan Reference After China Complaint

On Aug. 31, leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) re-released a joint communique that removed references to Taiwan, which comes after the original draft published on Aug. 30 reaffirmed Taiwan's "developer partner" status in the PIF and drew strong complaints from Qian Bo, China's envoy to the grouping, RNZ reported Sept. 3. ...