The Pacific Islands Forum communique was published on Friday, but later disappeared and was replaced with a version containing no mention of Taiwan.
A reference to Taiwan has been removed from the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' communique after China's Ambassador to the Pacific demanded that the document be "corrected". The annual PIF — held this year in Tonga — brings together leaders from the Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand, and aims to foster cooperation between governments and support Pacific peoples.
" The communique then disappeared from the PIF website and reappeared on Saturday morning. The updated version did not mention Taiwan. Taiwan is recognised as a "development partner" of PIF, a status it has held since 1993. China c laims Taiwan is part of its territory , but Taiwan, which is self-governed, sees itself as independent from the mainland .
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