US sanctions officials from Marshall Islands and Palau, citing China fears
The Trump administration has accused Hokkons Baules of Palau and Anderson Jibas of the Marshall Islands of corruption.

The Trump administration has accused Hokkons Baules of Palau and Anderson Jibas of the Marshall Islands of corruption.









China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen was first elected president of the self-ruled island in 2016.
Partnership deal signed by 14 nations follows historic summit at the White House and comes as China extends influence.
The US is looking to reengage in a region where China has been steadily expanding its influence.
Authorities in Marshall Islands declare health disaster as COVID-19 cases surge in Pacific nation’s capital, Majuro.
China-Taiwan fistfight in Fiji raises concerns that broader US-China rivalry could destabilise the Pacific.
Venezuelan foreign minister warned that US moves to inhibit crude exports would complicate food and medicine imports.
Marshall Islands expresses ‘profound appreciation’ to Taiwan, criticises China efforts to ‘expand territory, footprint’

The Marshall Islands wants to reduce its dependence on the US dollar with what it is calling the Marshallese sovereign.
The concrete dome was built in the late 1970s as a dumping ground for waste from the nuclear tests.
Islanders, who blame nuclear tests before 1958 for health damage, accuse the nations of breaching legal duty to disarm.