PIF signs pact with Taiwan

by Jake Sanders, Editor Taiwan has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat to extend its support for the organization from next year until 2027, as announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday. During the annual Taiwan/Republic of China-Forum Countries Dialogue in Tonga on Friday, Deputy Minister of Foreign…

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Taiwan National Defense Report: Xi Jinping’s third term may promote the process of reunification [台國防部:習近平第三任期或推動統一進程]

The Ministry of National Defense pointed out in the “2023 of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Military Power Report” that the CCP incorporated the principle of “one country, two systems” into the CCP’s constitution at the CCP’s 20th National Congress, the direction of its Taiwan policy was clearer, and Xi Jinping proposed to “unswervingly promote…

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Taiwan NSC Chief: Taiwan is a democratic country that cannot fall. [國安會吳釗燮:臺灣是不能倒下的民主國家]

Wu Jaushieh, secretary general of the Taiwanese National Security Council At the invitation of the GLOBSEC Forum, an important think tank in Central and Eastern Europe, Wu Jaushieh, secretary general of the Taiwanese National Security Council(TSC), went to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, to attend the annual forum of the think tank, and…

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PIF issues communique on climate change and removes Taiwan

by Jake Sanders, Editor A joint statement from Pacific leaders was reissued at the PIF yesterday morning, omitting references to Taiwan after China criticized a previous version as a “mistake” that needed correction. Following five days of discussions in Tonga, a revised communique was published on Friday, reaffirming a 30-year-old agreement that permits Taiwan’s participation…

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