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China accuses US of ‘slander’ as diplomatic spats surround Taiwan election
US statement on Taiwan’s increasing diplomatic isolation after Nauru’s withdrawal of recognition draws fire
Published On 15 Jan 2024
Nauru prepares to mine deep seas in big climate controversy
Nauru sees rare earth metals as key to the green transition. But mining them could threaten vital marine ecosystems.
Published On 9 Jul 2023
Last refugee held on Nauru arrives in Australia
While offshore policy is being wound down, campaigners say ‘dark chapter’ will not end until last refugees leave PNG.
Published On 25 Jun 2023
S Korea, Pacific Islands to boost ties after first-ever summit
Inaugural Korea-Pacific Islands Summit comes amid Seoul’s concerns over China’s growing influence in Indo-Pacific.
Published On 31 May 2023

China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen was first elected president of the self-ruled island in 2016.

Mohammad Shofiqul Islam and Mohammad Kaium have been held on the remote Pacific island of Nauru for nearly 10 years.

Partnership deal signed by 14 nations follows historic summit at the White House and comes as China extends influence.

The US is looking to reengage in a region where China has been steadily expanding its influence.

Samoan Prime Minister’s decision to skip recent summit is latest evidence of growing mistrust of Beijing.

Asylum seeker who set himself on fire in 2019 to protest against his indefinite detention pleads for release.

Probe into Iranian refugee’s death spurs calls for an end to Australia’s ‘inhumane’ offshore detention policy.

A cargo ship rescued Afghan asylum seekers stranded at sea near Australia 20 years go, transforming its refugee policy.

China-Taiwan fistfight in Fiji raises concerns that broader US-China rivalry could destabilise the Pacific.

People in the island nations have some of world’s highest rates of diabetes and obesity, and health systems are weak.

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