Pacific – Taiwan Insight

How Fisheries Shaped Taiwan’s Pacific Diplomacy: A Case Study from Australia

21 August 2025 Chee-Hann Wu

Written by Jess Marinaccio. This article examines how Taiwan’s post-1949 expansion into Pacific fisheries, amid shifting maritime laws and Pacific decolonisation, led to frequent illegal fishing incidents. These disputes complicated diplomatic ties, engaged both allies and non-recognisers of the ROC, mobilised diaspora communities, and entrenched fisheries, both legal and illegal, as central to Taiwan-Pacific relations.

Is it the End for Taiwan and Pacific Regionalism? Controversy at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting in Tonga

13 September 2024 Chee-Hann Wu

Written by Jess Marinaccio. This article examines the 53rd Leaders Meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum, taking place from 26 to 30 August 2024. It highlights the several controversies that Taiwan was embroiled in during the Meeting, particularly in regard to Taiwan’s position as a PIF “development partner” despite objections from China.