Taiwan to join PIF after absence last year: MOFAStaff writer, with CNATaiwan is to attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting later this year in Palau, a senior diplomat said yesterday, after it and other nonmembers of the bloc were barred from last year’s meeting. At the conclusion of the event, the buses would be used from public transportation in Palau, Lin Chia-lung said at the time. Taiwan has been a “development partner” in the PIF since 1993. Only three PIF members — Palau, the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu — have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Alingano Maisu sailed from Palau to Taiwan last year, docking at Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) and Taitung County.

Source: Taipei Times February 24, 2026 17:13 UTC