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Harmonious Co-prosperity, Everlasting Friendship

13 May, 2008 in Pacific Islands, Taiwan by John Burton | No comments

Forgot to mention in my last post that the slogan above is what Taiwan came up with to project its relationship with Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands.

A scarcely believable website documents a meeting of these chums held in the Marshall Islands last year:

The maritime areas around Taiwan and its Pacific island nation allies amount to a cumulative 9.02 million square kilometers. These seas are home to vast oceanic resources and boast large amounts of natural gas and crude oil, giving them a high strategic value.

I dare say.

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PNG-Taiwan scandal warms up

13 May, 2008 in Papua New Guinea, Taiwan by John Burton | No comments

L-to-R facing camera: Wu Shih-Tsai,
F. Gubon, T. Bonga, Chiou I-Jen in Taiwan in 2006
(The National 9 May 2008)

Mystery has surrounded the meeting in Taiwan between chairman of the PNG Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, Timothy Bonga, a Port Moresby lawyer Dr Florian Gubon and Taiwanese officials in relation to a proposal to pay US$29.8 million to PNG in exchange for diplomatic recognition of the ROC.

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