New Zealand reviews its aid to Kiribati after the Pacific island …
3 days ago · Tensions have risen since Kiribati aligned itself with China in 2019 and signed a series of bilateral deals with Beijing. An strategically important island nation. The bond …
New Zealand reviews its aid to Kiribati after the Pacific island …
2 days ago · Kiribati switched its allegiance from pro-Taiwan to pro-Beijing in 2019, joining a growing number of Pacific nations to do so. Self-governing Taiwan is claimed by China and …
New Zealand-born Kiribati MP defends Taneti Maamau over snub …
1 day ago · Kiribati switched its diplomatic ties with Taiwan for China in 2019. Regional commentators have labelled Peters' approach as a "geopolitically stupid move" that could …
New Zealand to review Kiribati aid after alleged snub
2 days ago · New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a diplomatic snub from the leader of the former ally of Taiwan, …
Winston Peters rejects Kiribati's excuse as Hipkins urges ... - RNZ
3 days ago · While one regional commentator believes that the diplomatic tiff will push Kiribati further toward China, Wood said whether Beijing is the "actual source of the current sort of …
NZ's 'diplomatic tiff' with Kiribati could push it closer to China ...
3 days ago · The New Zealand government's decision to review its development aid in Kiribati has "all the hallmarks of a diplomatic tiff" and could "push away" the Micronesian island nation …
Kiribati's pro-China government bars foreign officials from visiting ...
Aug 23, 2024 · The government of Kiribati is suspending all diplomatic visits to the Pacific Island nation until next year, citing its current election process, according to an official in the Foreign …
China's Pacific ally Kiribati criticises Beijing missile launch
Oct 8, 2024 · The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has issued rare criticism of China over last month's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, saying the Pacific is not "isolated …
An election in Kiribati provokes Western alarm about Beijing's …
Aug 14, 2024 · WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — People in Kiribati went to the polls on Wednesday for the first round of voting in a national election expected to serve as a …
New Zealand reviews Kiribati aid programme after presidential snub
3 days ago · Kiribati, a Pacific Ocean neighbour of Hawaii with a vast Exclusive Economic Zone of 3.6 million square kilometres (1.4 million square miles) has developed close ties to Beijing in …