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China hosts Pacific island countries' envoys as Taiwan issue looms
Participants pose for a group photo at the third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting on May 27 in Xiamen, China. (China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
SOPHIE MAK
SYDNEY -- China's top diplomat hosted Pacific island leaders on Wednesday as Beijing seeks to weaken Taiwan's diplomatic standing in the region.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with 11 of his counterparts and representatives from Beijing-friendly Pacific countries at the third China-Pacific Island Countries (PICs) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in the southern city of Xiamen.
