Furious response from China after PIF sticks with the status quo on Taiwan, rejecting a push to strip it of its status as a "development partner." China's Ambassador to the Pacific Xian Bo says it must be a "mistake" and he's demanding the final communique be "corrected"
Final PIF communique now out. Same language endorsing Pacific Policing Initiative (with caveats on national consultation)
Leaders back terms of reference for New Caledonia mission and (as expected) reject push to exclude Taiwan from PIF meetings, reaffirm existing policy