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An aerial view of a strip of land in Funafuti, Tuvalu, in 2019. The low-lying South Pacific island nation of about 11,000 people is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Photo: Getty Images
Australia

Australia refuses release of climate fund reports for Pacific nation Tuvalu

The island relies on a trust fund exposed to fossil fuels to help pay for the cost of climate change, with Australia the biggest contributor.

China-Japan relations

Rising seas: Japan makes pitch to Pacific nations caught in US-China rivalry

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Pacific nations

Pacific Islanders skip food, medicine amid global fuel shortage from Iran war

United Nations

Plastic pollution talks in disarray as nations reject draft treaty

Some countries blasted the lack of legally binding action, while oil-producing states say the text goes too far.

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“The Thinker’s Burden” by Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong is seen in front of the United Nations Offices in Geneva on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

My Take | Taiwan donation vow to Israeli settlement is cynical and foolish

Fulfilling the pledge would be a violation of international law, as Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank is universally recognised as illegal.

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Pacific nations

Tiny Pacific nations fear US travel bans. Why?

Tuvalu, Tonga and Vanuatu all appeared on a list of nations facing new visa curbs. A US official says Washington has ‘valid concerns’.

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The future of climate migration? Tuvalu’s people seek a new home in Australia

About 3,125 Tuvaluans have entered the ballot for a climate visa to live in Australia, but analysts warn of brain drain.

The serpentine coastline of Funafuti Atoll of Tuvalu. Scientists have warned Tuvalu is likely to have only 80 years before it becomes uninhabitable. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Opinion | New Zealand need not fear China’s growing ties with Pacific nations

Rather than falling victim to zero-sum illusions, the West must embrace the multiplex nature of Pacific diplomacy.

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Taiwan

Why the ‘Out of Taiwan’ language theory is a cross-strait battleground

Mainland Chinese academics are countering the hypothesis that the island was the ancestral homeland of the Austronesian peoples.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Tuvalu, where athletes train on airport runway, send one-man team to Paris Games

Karalo Maibuca will jet across the world to race for Tuvalu in the men’s 100 metres at next month’s Games, having been his country’s flag-bearer in Tokyo three years ago.

Karalo Maibuca will be the sole member of the Tuvalu sprint team at the Olympic Games in Paris. Photo: Getty Images
Australia

Australia boosts aid to Taiwan-ally Tuvalu to counter mainland China’s influence

China’s ambitions for a greater security presence in the Pacific became an election issue in Tuvalu in January.

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An aerial view of downtown and the airport runway in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Australia said it will quadruple its financial help to Tuvalu, as China also courts small island states. Photo: Getty Images
Taiwan

Taiwan thanks Tuvalu’s new government for retaining diplomatic ties

The small South Pacific state says it will uphold its relationship with Taipei and look at options to make it more durable.

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Pacific nations

Tuvalu’s Taiwan ties in the balance as Pacific nation gets new PM

The issue of diplomatic recognition is up for debate in the island nation, one of only three remaining Pacific allies of Taiwan. The new prime minister’s position on the subject has not been made public.

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Pacific nations

Tuvalu’s pro-Taiwan PM loses seat in poll keenly watched by Beijing, US

Prime minister Natano’s electoral loss came amid reports his country may switch diplomatic recognition to China.

People wait outside a polling station in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on January 25. Photo: AFP
Australia

Australia says it won’t interfere if Taiwan ally Tuvalu shifts ties to Beijing

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said it’s ‘a sovereign decision’ for Tuvalu amid reports the Pacific island nation could follow Nauru’s lead in shifting its alliance to China.

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Tuvalu under the wing of an airplane. The Pacific island nation is reportedly planning to end its diplomatic relationship with Taiwan. Photo: Getty Images
Pacific nations

Australia-Tuvalu treaty sparks fears of population drain, threat to sovereignty

Australia’s agreement with Tuvalu may provide younger locals with a migration pathway but is seen by older islanders as an encroachment of sovereignty.

Australia

Tuvalu gets climate win in new Australia pact, but it comes with a ‘trade-off’

Security and defence conditions in the two countries’ upgraded partnership mean Tuvalu may have to ‘surrender some sovereignty’ as Australia keeps an eye on China’s activities in the region.

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Australia

Landmark climate refuge deal allows Tuvaluans to live and work in Australia

The treaty would also commit Australia to defend the Pacific island in the case of foreign invasion or natural disaster.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and Tuvalu leader Kausea Natano shake hands after attending the Pacific Islands Forum in Aitutaki, Cook Islands, on Thursday. Photo: AAP Image via AP
Pacific nations

Tuvalu minister exits UN conference after China blocks Taiwanese delegates

Foreign Minister Simon Kofe reportedly withdrew from the event after China objected to the presence of Taiwanese delegates.

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Profile

Profile | Ship captain who rescued a crashed Boeing 747 from Hong Kong’s harbour

Master mariner and salvage expert Alan Loynd recalls recovering the China Airlines plane in 1993, towing a container ship backwards in the Taiwan Strait and greeting Queen Elizabeth in Tuvalu.

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Alan Loynd,, surveying the wreck of ‘Sunrise Orient’ off Cheung Chau in May 2014. CREDIT: Alan Loynd
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