Nauru President Adeang Arrives in China for Meetings After Opposition Lawmakers All Join His Government

David Adeang, president of the Pacific island nation of Nauru, has arrived in China for meetings with Chinese officials. Nauru's government said on November 13 that he is accompanied by several lawmakers, including Pyon Deiye and Jason Bingham Agir, who have newly taken cabinet posts. Chinese media reported that the delegation visited Xi'an and experienced traditional Chinese medicine culture.

Adeang posted on social media on Tuesday that all opposition lawmakers in Nauru's parliament have joined his government side, with Deiye and Agir appointed to cabinet posts, a move he said reflected 'unity, stability and shared purpose.'

Nauru is one of the world's smallest countries by both land area and population. Adeang has been president since 2023. Nauru severed ties with Taipei in January 2024 and resumed diplomatic relations with Beijing. In August this year he announced that the country would officially adopt the local spelling Naoero as its name.

(Source: Associated Press)

Source: Associated Press

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Photo: 图：瑙鲁总统 David Adeang（2024 年 7 月摄于东京，本图为裁切图）。照片 CC BY 4.0，日本首相官邸，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Nauruan President David Adeang (Tokyo, July 2024; cropped). CC BY 4.0, Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Japan, via Wikimedia Commons.