Taiwan defends attendance at Pacific meeting amid China's "threat"

KOROR, Palau - Taiwan has defended its participation in the annual Pacific Islands Forum being held in Palau this week, telling member states not to let China "impose" its position on smaller island nations after a Chinese envoy made an issue of its presence.

China's special envoy for Pacific island affairs Qian Bo warned of "consequences" without elaborating after Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attended the forum's opening ceremony on Monday.