A spokesman for the Taiwanese embassy in Honiara stated that Taipei have decided to cancel the trip as it prefers to keep a low profile following controversy over its funding of this year's PINA conference.
China had protested that the Media Association of Solomon Islands sees fit to accept a donation of 65,000 US dollars from Taiwan to organize a regional meet such as the PINA conference.
A large delegation from Taiwan's Ministry of Information, including Taiwanese journalists, was expected to attend the annual conference which starts in Honiara next Thursday.
Taiwan will not attend PINA
Taiwan has cancelled its delegation to this year's Pacific Islands News Association conference in Solomon Islands.
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