Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summit
Saturday, 9 August 2025 () Wellington (AFP) Aug 8, 2025
Pacific nation Solomon Islands has said it would exclude non-member nations from a key regional summit in September, a group that includes China, Taiwan and the United States. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele said earlier this week he would defer a meeting of the Pacific Island Forum's non-member "dialogue partners". Manele's decision heads off a brewing diplomatic squabble over the pre
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