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Who are Taiwan’s formal diplomatic allies?
China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen was first elected president of the self-ruled island in 2016.
Published On 15 Mar 2023
Refugees on Australian detention island sew lips shut in protest
Mohammad Shofiqul Islam and Mohammad Kaium have been held on the remote Pacific island of Nauru for nearly 10 years.
Published On 24 Feb 2023
Climate change gets ‘highest priority’ in US, Pacific agreement
Partnership deal signed by 14 nations follows historic summit at the White House and comes as China extends influence.
Published On 30 Sep 2022
US has agreed Pacific Islands deal, offering ‘big dollar numbers’
The US is looking to reengage in a region where China has been steadily expanding its influence.
Published On 29 Sep 2022

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.

Kurdish-Iranian journalist tells Al Jazeera that housing refugees in offshore detention facilities is ‘barbaric’.

Officials call new Honduras diplomatic office ‘direct aggression’, slam Nauru’s recognition of city as Israeli capital.

Refugee advocates say medical care bill is vital to ensuring the health of refugees in offshore processing centres.

Ten men have tried killing themselves since Australia’s conservative government returned to power, refugees say.

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