The tiny island nation of Nauru was expected to be the only holdout as 17 of the 18 Pacific Island Forum members united to demand more transparency from China.

At least five leaders will skip the Pacific Island region's annual summit, officials said Monday, hours before the opening of talks overshadowed by Taiwan-China tensions.

The Pacific Islands Forum chairman and Palau President says China “never bothered” to inform his country of a controversial ballistic missile test earlier this year as Anthony…