Such a welcome was on show in Xiamen, where Mr. Wang hosted Kiribati President Taneti Maamau along with top diplomats from 10 other Pacific Island nations. “You’re never going to beat China on ...

The president of Kiribati, Taneti Maamau, and top diplomats from Niue, Tonga, Nauru, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Fiji and Samoa are attending. The two-day ...

Foreign ministers or reps from 11 islands that have diplomatic relations with Beijing will meet in Fujian province for the third China-Pacific Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

Taneti Maamau denied he had planned to meet with Peters personally. Kiribati has drawn increasingly close to China since severing diplomatic ties to Taiwan in favor of Beijing in 2019.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Kiribati President Taneti Maamau attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 6, 2020. - Jason Lee/Reuters ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Kiribati President Taneti Maamau attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 6, 2020. - Jason Lee/Reuters Pacific security partners ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Kiribati President Taneti Maamau attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 6, 2020. Jason Lee/Reuters ...

New Zealand-born Kiribati MP Defends Taneti Maamau Over Snub Of Winston Peters Thursday, 30 January 2025, 9:12 pm Article: RNZ ...

Peters was scheduled to meet Maamau, who has led the country since 2016, in Kiribati on Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, Peters' office said, but was told a week before the trip that Maamau could not ...

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles traveled to the island nation this month as planned to deliver a patrol boat promised to Kiribati in 2023 — even though he did not meet with Maamau.