TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Pacific island nation of Nauru announced on Monday it was severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan and instead recognizing China. The surprise switch shaved Taiwan’s ...

U.S. officials have previously expressed concern at China whittling away at Taiwan’s allies, especially in Central America. After Nauru ended ties with Taiwan on Monday, just two days after a ...

China and Nauru have formally agreed to resume diplomatic relations after the tiny Pacific island severed ties with Taiwan last week. A signing ceremony to seal the renewal of relations took place ...

The Pacific Island nation of Nauru on Monday announced it had severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan and established ties with China, a decision confirmed by Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry.

The tiny Pacific island of Nauru severed relations with Taiwan, a move that boosts China’s regional sway and was seemingly timed to Taiwan’s contentious recent election. By Natasha Frost and ...

BEIJING — China and Nauru formally restored diplomatic relations Wednesday after the tiny Pacific island nation cut its ties with Taiwan earlier this month, in a further move by Beijing to ...

said Nauru had sacrificed its ability to strike security, banking and infrastructure deals with China and other third parties in return for a big increase in Australian funding. “It is a move by ...

In an official statement, the Nauru government said the diplomatic switch is in line with the “One China Principle,” which mandates that the only legal government representing the whole of ...

Tiny Nauru in Talks With Australia, China Amid Pacific Influence Tussle By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Pacific island nation of Nauru is in talks with Australia on a migration and ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

said Nauru had sacrificed its ability to strike security, banking and infrastructure deals with China and other third parties in return for a big increase in Australian funding. “It is a move by ...