Archive · 14 Aug 2025
Pacific Islands Forum Sticks to Exclusion of Donor Nations
The Pacific Islands Forum, a group of countries in the Pacific, decided not to let some countries, like the United States and China, attend their big meeting.
This happened because China wanted Taiwan, a place China claims as its own, to be kept out.
China said they didn't ask for this.
Taiwan has been part of the meetings before, but China doesn't think they should be.
Some other countries disagree, saying everyone should be allowed to attend.
The forum wants to make its own decisions without being told what to do by other countries.
Pacific Islands Forum decided to exclude 21 donor countries, including the US and China, from its leaders' meeting.
The decision followed pressure from China to block Taiwan's participation, according to Pacific officials.
China's ambassador to New Zealand denied Beijing's involvement in the decision.
Taiwan has participated in forum meetings as a development partner since 1993.
Three Pacific Island countries have diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
- Who
- The Pacific Islands Forum, including countries like Solomon Islands, New Zealand, the United States, and China.
- What
- The Pacific Islands Forum decided to exclude certain donor countries from its leaders' meeting.
- When
- The decision was made at a meeting of Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers.
- Where
- The meeting took place in Fiji.
- Why
- The decision was influenced by China's pressure to exclude Taiwan, and the forum's desire to set its own agenda.
China's View
US and Taiwan's View
China's Role in the Exclusion
China's View
China did not pressure the Forum to exclude other nations, particularly Taiwan.
US and Taiwan's View
Taiwan, a country China considers its territory, is not on equal footing with other partners like the US or China and should not attend the meeting.
- Forum Decision
- Exclude 21 donor countries from meeting
- Countries Excluded
- US, China, others
- Reason for Exclusion
- Pressure from China regarding Taiwan
- Taiwan's Status
- Participated in forum meetings since 1993
- China's Stance
- Denied involvement, Taiwan doesn't belong
- US Stance
- Disappointed by the move