Nauru is all sorts of fucked up because of their history as a colony leading into mass extraction of their natural resource then leading to them doing a lot of shady shit to maintain their solvency. Granted this is a little bit old now so I may be out of date and I'm no geopolitical expert.
That was an interesting listen. And sad. I can't imagine the situation has improved.
Wikipedia mentions that they've flipped diplomatic ties with China and Taiwan a couple of times in the past 20 years. Honestly, that seem like a cheap price to pay for some investment.
Oh, but like the radio piece said, "You've never heard of it, but once you do it seems to be everywhere." My grandfather and a couple of his brothers visited (and unsuccessfully tried to stay) in the 1930s. He always described it as a paradise. That was, of course, a long time ago and before the mass destruction. I also ~~wonder if~~ assume I have some unknown Nauruan cousins.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
China claims self-governing Taiwan as its territory and has been peeling off the island’s diplomatic allies, often with promises of development aid.
The decision to reestablish ties with China “once again shows that the one-China principle is where global opinion trends and where the arc of history bends,” a Foreign Ministry statement said.
Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister Tien Chung-kwang accused China of purposefully timing the news to the recent election.
The United States has diplomatic relations with China but also maintains extensive unofficial ties with Taiwan, including selling it fighter jets and other weaponry for its defense.
“While the government of Nauru’s action … to sever its diplomatic relationship with Taiwan is a sovereign decision, it is nonetheless a disappointing one,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a written statement.
Two retired U.S. officials praised Taiwan’s democratic process in meetings Monday with President Tsai Ing-wen and other leaders.
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Now I want a Nauru Massage. Wait....
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