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In 2019, Maamau shifted Kiribati’s allegiance from Taiwan to China and in 2021 scrapped fishing limits to accommodate Chinese tuna boats. Chinese police are also active on the island, while an ...
Instead, Maamau says the government's 20-year plan is to build up Kiribati and develop "a resilient and updated capacity." "We can't do it alone," he said.
Taneti Maamau, the pro-China President of Kiribati, has retained his seat in the country's parliamentary election. Maamau is seeking a third term as the Pacific island country's president later ...
Kiribati’s pro-China President Taneti Maamau and opposition leader Tessie Lambourne won their seats in a national election held in the remote Pacific Island nation, unofficial results showed today.
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, who has led the Pacific Island nation to build closer ties with China in recent years, secured his third term in office on Saturday. He defeated two other ...
Radio Kiribati said incumbent Taneti Maamau garnered 26,053 votes to claim a second four-year term, finishing more than 8,000 ahead of opposition leader Banuera Berina.
Taneti Maamau, who announced the diplomatic switch in September, won 26,053 votes in the closely watched presidential run-off, compared with 17,866 votes for ally-turned-rival Banuera Berina.
New Zealand congratulated Kiribati’s Taneti Maamau after the pro-China president was elected on Saturday to a third term in charge of the low-lying Pacific island nation. According to the New ...
Secretary Blinken made remarks at a signing ceremony with Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright and Kiribati President Taneti Maamau at the Department of State.
Kiribati's pro-China President Taneti Maamau and opposition leader Tessie Lambourne won their seats in a national election held in the remote Pacific Island nation, unofficial results showed on ...
(Reuters) - Kiribati's pro-China President Taneti Maamau and opposition leader Tessie Lambourne won their seats in a national election held in the remote Pacific Island nation, unofficial results ...