Pacific Summit opens amid Taiwan row

France 24 reports the annual Pacific Islands Forum opens Monday in Palau, gathering the eighteen-member intergovernmental organization to discuss regional cooperation and security. On Sunday, Taiwan's foreign minister, Lin Chia-lung, joined Palau's president at a ceremony marking the handover of a fleet of electric buses donated by Taipei — participation that China has publicly criticized.

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