After the protest of mainland China, the Pacific Island Forum Bulletin was removed fro

The just ended Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Leaders' Meeting issued a bulletin to reiterate the status of Taiwan's participation. However, under the protest of mainland China, the forum bulletin has removed the expression involving Taiwan's participation.

Comprehensive Agence France -Presse and Voice of America reported that the 53rd Pacific Island Forum Leadership Meeting on Friday (August 30) was closed at Tanga, and a joint communiqué was generated, of which 66 stated "The leaders reiterated that the leaders' decisions on the relationship with Taiwan / the Republic of China in 1992 "continued to acknowledge Taiwan's position as a PIF development partner to participate in the forum with" Taiwan / Republic of China ".

However, this wording immediately attracted a strong protest of Qian Bo, a special envoy of the Pacific Island country in mainland China.

According to the Witness of the Asian reporter, after the closing of the summit, Qian Bo "angrily" to the PIF Secretary -General Baron Waqa"The mistake of people", unacceptable, and requested to correct the publicity of the communiqué.

Qian Bo said to the scene media later: "It must be wrong. This is definitely a mistake ... This is a surprising mistake that someone committed.Correction.

Qian Bo said that he had contacted the forum secretariat and hoped to clarify the situation."This should not be the final bulletin, and the text must be corrected."

Australian Broadcasting Corporation reporter Stephen Dziedzic posted on the social media X on Friday afternoon that Qian Bo's expression was strongly opposedLater, the communiqué seemed to be removed from the PIF website.

On Saturday (August 31st), the communiqué was re -launched, but the statement that originally supported Taiwan's participation status was removed.

According to the Taiwan Central News Agency, the 66th expression was changed to: "Leaders welcome confirming the date and date of the 54th Pacific Island Forum and related conferences held in the Solomon Islands from September 8th to 12th, 2025.The leaders further noticed that the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea invited the 50th anniversary celebration of Papua New Guinea on September 16, 2025.This arrangement enables Taiwan to participate in some affairs of the forum and support.

However, the foreign ministers of the Solomon Islands, which changed diplomatic relations with Beijing in 2019, questioned the status of Taiwan's attendance on Friday.

He told the Nikkei Asia that this involves the issue of sovereignty. China is a sovereign country, and the Solomon Islands is a sovereign country. "We are not a sovereign country from Taiwan."

Among the 18 members of the forums, only the Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, and the Palau three countries maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan.