Taipei, June 4 -- Palau has continued to stand by Taiwan despite sustained pressure from China, which has allegedly used economic coercion, cyberattacks, and criminal influence operations in an effort to force Palau to sever diplomatic ties with Taipei, as reported by The Taipei Times.

According to The Taipei Times, Taiwan's Presidential Office announced that Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim would travel to Palau from Saturday through Wednesday next week at the invitation of President Surangel Whipps Jr Whipps has repeatedly stated that Beijing has urged Palau to abandon Taiwan.

Speaking in an interview in April, he said Chinese officials had directly asked his country to denounce Taiwan, a proposal his administration firmly rejected. Palau...