Vanuatu Takes Pro-Beijing Stance Calling Taiwan an ‘Inalienable Part of China’

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), attends a meeting at the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's house of parliament in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 3, 2022. Central News Agency via Getty Images

The government of Pacific nation Vanuatu has thrown its support behind the One China policy following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

The overt declaration comes amid ongoing concerns of Beijing’s strong influence in the South Pacific and the threat of conflict around the Taiwan Strait.