NAURU – FOREIGN RELATIONS – TAIWAN

Asylum centre funding behind Nauru ambush

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Original article by Andrew Tillett, Michael Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 17-Jan-24

The Minister for the Pacific, Pat Conroy, has advised that the federal government was given advance notice by Nauru that it intended to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. Conroy says Nauru did not ask the government for additional funds to prevent the diplomatic switch. Meanwhile, a Taiwan media report has claimed that the move was at least partly due to Taiwan’s decision to reject Nauru’s request for an extra $125m to address the financial shortfall caused by the temporary closure of Australia’s offshore immigration detention centre. However, the federal government contends that the facility has never been closed.

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Nauru cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan

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Original article by Michael Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 16-Jan-24

Taiwan’s foreign ministry has expressed disappoinment at the news that Pacific island nation of Nauru has decided to sever diplomatic ties with it in favour of China. Nauru’s decision comes just a matter of days after Taiwanese voters elected William Lai Ching, with Lai considered a "trouble maker" by China. Nauru’s decision is seen as a blow to efforts by the federal government to counter China’s growing influence in the Pacific region after it signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands.

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