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Taiwan's Lai Arrives In Tuvalu To Shore Up Pacific Allies

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Wednesday, as part of a trip aimed at shoring up international support for Taiwan as China seeks to poach its few remaining allies.

International Business Times

Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meeting

Several Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa on Thursday

The Independent UK

‘We will not allow others to determine our fate’: Pacific nations dial up pressure on Australia’s fossil fuel exports

Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo took to a stage in Apia, Samoa, on Thursday morning to say something pointed. Planned fossil fuel expansions in nations such as Australia represented, for his nation, a “death sentence”. The phrase “death sentence”, Teo said, had not been chosen lightly. He followed up with…

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Climate action call as King presides over leaders meet

Australia and wealthier Commonwealth nations are being told to pay the rent on climate action as the Pacific faces an existential threat from rising sea levels.

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‘Immoral and unacceptable’: Tuvalu calls on Australia to set urgent deadline to end fossil fuels

A day after agreement was ratified at the Pacific Island Forum, the country’s climate minister says ‘root cause of climate change’ must be addressed

The Guardian - AU

'Groundbreaking' Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit

A year after signing the Falepili Union, the leaders of Australia and Tuvalu have held a ceremony to mark the realisation of the groundbreaking pact.

AAP

Pacific peace in focus as PM meets island counterpart

Australia's links to the Pacific remain a high priority as the prime minister met with his Tuvaluan counterpart amid geopolitical uncertainty.

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Australia pledges $40m for Tuvalu during PM Teo's visit

Australia has announced extra aid for Tuvalu's aviation and telecommunications sectors as the Pacific nation's prime minister arrives for a series of meetings.

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Australia And Tuvalu Reach New Security Deal

Australia and Tuvalu sign new security deal addressing sovereignty concerns and enhancing cooperation, with a significant Australian investment in Tuvalu's...

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Australia guarantees Tuvalu's security in $110m pact

A historic agreement between Tuvalu and Australia will provide a security guarantee for the Pacific island nation at the behest of the new prime minister.

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Foreign minister Wong to lead bipartisan trip to Tuvalu

In a show of deep commitment to the Pacific region, Foreign Minister Penny Wong will lead a bipartisan visit to Tuvalu.

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Tuvalu prime minister calls on Australia for sovereignty ‘guarantees’ over treaty

Feleti Teo tells the Guardian Tuvaluans fear last year’s treaty may give Australia too much say over the Pacific nation’s security

The Guardian - AU

New Tuvalu PM Says Focused On Development, Not Taiwan Ties

Tuvalu's new Prime Minister Feleti Teo says his government is focused on the "many key development priorities" facing his Pacific Island nation, not debates about Taiwan relations that have consumed outsiders.

International Business Times

Tuvalu to revisit deal that gives Australia control of island nation’s security agreements

Incoming prime minister Feleti Teo has indicated he will review details of the landmark pact that effectively gives Australia veto power over future agreements with other nations

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Tuvalu Elects Feleti Teo As Prime Minister

Feleti Teo becomes Tuvalu's new prime minister, potentially affecting China-Taiwan relations and Australia's security treaty in the South Pacific.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US leading global alliance to fight foreign government disinformation

Washington hopes more countries will join coalition to label and counter disinformation operations. Plus, air force serviceman sets himself alight outside Israeli embassy in DC

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Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as its new prime minister

The nation's former attorney general was named prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation Monday. It was not immediately clear how the new government will affect China's influence in the country.

International Business Times

Tuvalu Names New PM, Taiwan Says Ties 'Everlasting'

Taiwan said it received assurances from Tuvalu's new prime minister Monday that ties were "everlasting", scotching rumours that the Pacific island nation was poised to flip alliances to Beijing.

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