SYDNEY – Taiwan will attend an annual gathering of Pacific Island leaders in Palau in August, the regional bloc said, overcoming protests from China that saw Taipei barred from the event in 2025. China and Taiwan were important partners to the region, a Pacific Islands Forum official told reporters»»»

Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), speaks at the opening ceremony of the Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2026. Themed "Connecting the Future Through Innovation," the summit focuses on n»»»