A rare diplomatic spat exposes growing pressures in the Pacific as US, China vie for influence
But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation, highlighting the existential threat it faces from the climate crisis – ...
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Kiribati elects pro-China president Maamau for third term
New Zealand congratulated Kiribati's Taneti Maamau after the pro-China president ... rising sea levels and relations with ...
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Between China and Climate Change: Kiribati's Crucial Election
In the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati, population 120,000, President Taneti Maamau wants to ... The opposition has criticized Maamau’s Beijing buddy-up, and accuses him of undermining ...
Winston Peters rejects Kiribati's excuse as Hipkins urges constructive diplomacy
The Foreign Minister has hit back at comments by a Kiribati government minister that the island nation's leader failed to ...
New Zealand-born Kiribati MP defends Taneti Maamau over snub of Winston Peters
Ruth Cross Kwansing, a New Zealand-born Kiribati MP, has come to her president's defence in the diplomatic row between ...
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Kiribati president extends Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people
SYDNEY, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kiribati President Taneti Maamau recently extended warmest holiday greetings and best wishes to the Chinese people ahead of the Spring Festival. In a pre-recorded video ...
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AUKUS deal raises concerns among regional neighbours
President Taneti Maamau says news of a strategic deal between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States came as an unwelcome surprise, and he feels island nations in the region should be ...