The tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu – a series of coral atolls lined with palm tree-studded beaches and lagoons – has one airport, one hospital and one bank and covers just 10 square miles, making it one of the smallest countries in the world.
But this remote country, accessible by a notoriously unreliable thrice-weekly air service from Fiji, is about to receive a new set of international residents.
In a surprising announcement, Australia revealed this week it is planning to dispatch diplomats to establish a high commission in the capital of Funafuti, joining the island nation’s only other embassy, which belongs to Taiwan.
It was a move that – despite Canberra’s denials – appeared to be aimed…
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