TAIPEI - Solomon Islands said on Monday that its diplomatic ties with Taiwan were stable, giving the assurance even as China woos the Pacific nation with a development fund if it switches alliance from Taipei to Beijing.
"It's business as usual for us until a decision is taken," Beck told a joint press conference with Taiwan's foreign ministry. He declined to elaborate on the timetable for the review. That is part of a global push by China to peel away the allies of what it considers a wayward province with no right to state-to-state ties. Only 17 countries now recognise self-ruled Taiwan.
Earlier on Monday, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen put on a display of friendship as she met Solomons Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele, calling the Pacific nation a"very solid friend" for Taiwan.