Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (C) speaks alongside Michael Chau-Horng Lin (L), Director General of the department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Andy Kang-I Chen, Taiwan's Ambassador to Palau, at a press conference on the sidelines of 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror on September 1, 2026. (Photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)