Toward Decline
PNG signals for Taiwan, the frontier is now the office, not the embassy
Why it matters
Papua New Guinea's diplomatic shift away from Taiwan signals accelerating erosion of Taiwan's international support in the Pacific — a region critical to Australia's strategic depth and alliance networks. This weakens the regional coalition opposing Chinese coercion of Taiwan and risks a cascade of recognition switches, reducing Australia's ability to anchor Pacific stability and increasing pressure on AUKUS partners to act earlier or more assertively.
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