{"id":18404,"date":"2019-05-24T20:14:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T20:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:57:07","slug":"us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CANBERRA, Australia \u2014 A top U.S. diplomat for Southeast Asia on Friday urged Pacific island nations not to withdraw diplomatic recognition of Taiwan, warning that Chinese pressure to change Taiwan\u2019s international standing threatens to increase the possibility of conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary for Southeast Asia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/nomination\/115th-congress\/2394\" target=_blank>W. Patrick Murphy<\/a> spoke to reporters in Canberra at the end of a three-day Australian visit for talks with officials in the recently reelected government on expanding their security alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six Pacific island nations give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan, accounting for a third of the self-governing democratic island&#8217;s diplomatic allies around the world. But they are under intensifying pressure from Beijing to switch allegiances as it builds influence in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murphy said diplomatic decisions should not be influenced by China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;China is attempting to reduce Taiwan&#8217;s diplomatic relations in the region and that&#8217;s kind of heavy-handed,&#8221; Murphy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It gives rise to tensions by changing the status quo and then the possibility of conflict,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/23\/beijing-protests-american-warships-sailing-through-the-taiwan-strait-again\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Preble4.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Beijing protests American warships sailing through the Taiwan Strait (again)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The two vessels were the guided-missile destroyer Preble and the oiler Walter S. Diehl, according to the 7th Fleet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freedomhouse.org\/report\/freedom-world\/2018\/solomon-islands\" target=_blank>Solomon Islands<\/a> Prime Minister Rick Hou had promised to review the nation\u2019s relations with Taiwan before he lost power at elections last month. Switching recognition to China, the Solomons\u2019 biggest export market, remains a live issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murphy said the United States has \u201cstrong diplomatic relations\u201d with the Solomons, and had congratulated new Prime Minister <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parliament.gov.sb\/index.php?q=node\/201\" target=_blank>Manasseh Sogavare<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murphy declined to say whether he discussed with Australian officials concerns of some security analysts that China wants to construct a deep-water military base somewhere in the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Chinese militarization in the Pacific would be as destabilizing as its militarization of disputed islands in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A growing military presence anywhere in the region of a country like China that doesn&#8217;t work on a rules-based approach or adhere to international standards is and should be of concern,&#8221; Murphy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have a lot of national interests in the region that are built on freedoms of commerce, navigation and overflight. We have key partners and the establishment of a military presence there, the notion, the concept is indeed quite troubling,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4318\" height=\"3084\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Papua.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Papua.jpg.jpg 4318w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Papua.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Papua.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Papua.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Papua.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Papua.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4318px) 100vw, 4318px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Justin Harty, assigned to Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency, makes a promise of trust with a village chief in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, on May 7. An investigation team traveled to the village to collect the remains of an unknown service member lost in WWll. (Staff Sgt. Leah Ferrante\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murphy on Saturday flies to Australia\u2019s nearest neighbor, Papua New Guinea, where the pro-Beijing Prime Minister Peter O\u2019Neill backs China\u2019s territorial claims in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States and Australia have committed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/11\/19\/acrimonious-pacific-summit-underscores-tensions-between-beijing-and-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\">redevelop a Papua New Guinea naval base<\/a> on Manus Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murphy said the Lombrum Naval Base expansion was about &#8220;partnership with Papua New Guinea and meeting its needs,&#8221; not denying China a military presence in the poor nation for more than 8 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Australia and Papua New Guinea announced the upgrade last October, China cautioned both countries to discard \u201cCold War\u201d thinking, referring to an era when the world was less integrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Pacific island countries should not be the sphere of influence of any country,\u201d Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six Pacific island nations give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan but they&#8217;re under intensifying pressure from Beijing to switch allegiances as it builds influence in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":40657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":65,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,89,12,26,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2305],"class_list":["post-18404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-middle-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"SNDCRRQMQJH2ZBMLZ6TCPN3VJE","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Six Pacific island nations give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan but they&#039;re under intensifying pressure from Beijing to switch allegiances as it builds influence in the region.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Six Pacific island nations give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan but they&#039;re under intensifying pressure from Beijing to switch allegiances as it builds influence in the region.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-24T20:14:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T18:57:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2019-05-24T20:14:34+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T18:57:07+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 552,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Acting.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Home\",\n\t                \"Middle Column\",\n\t                \"News\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\",\n\t                \"Your Navy\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan - Navy Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Acting.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2019-05-24T20:14:34+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T18:57:07+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Six Pacific island nations give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan but they're under intensifying pressure from Beijing to switch allegiances as it builds influence in the region.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Acting.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Acting.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/24\\\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"News\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"news\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Your Navy\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"your-navy\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 4,\n\t                    \"name\": \"US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Navy Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan - Navy Times","description":"Six Pacific island nations give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan but they're under intensifying pressure from Beijing to switch allegiances as it builds influence in the region.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan","og_description":"Six Pacific island nations give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan but they're under intensifying pressure from Beijing to switch allegiances as it builds influence in the region.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/","og_site_name":"Navy Times","article_published_time":"2019-05-24T20:14:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T18:57:07+00:00","author":"Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan","datePublished":"2019-05-24T20:14:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T18:57:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/"},"wordCount":552,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Acting.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Daily News Roundup","Home","Middle Column","News","Newsletters","Your Navy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/","name":"US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan - Navy Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Acting.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2019-05-24T20:14:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T18:57:07+00:00","description":"Six Pacific island nations give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan but they're under intensifying pressure from Beijing to switch allegiances as it builds influence in the region.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Acting.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Acting.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/24\/us-official-urges-pacific-nations-to-keep-ties-with-taiwan\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/","ad_zone":"news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Your Navy","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/","ad_zone":"your-navy"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","name":"Navy Times","description":"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization","name":"Navy Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","caption":"Navy Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Navy Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Acting.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18404"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101360,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18404\/revisions\/101360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18404"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=18404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}