Taiwan is using the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau to show off its aid work with island allies, a quiet win for Taipei's push to stay visible in a region China is courting hard.

• Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung opened the Pacific Prosperity Exhibit in Palau at President Whipps' invitation.
• He toured it alongside the US, Japanese, and Australian envoys — a rare show of Taiwan sitting at the same table as major allies.
• Taiwan joins the forum as a "development partner," offering help in tech, medicine, farming, energy, and clean power.
• Palau is hosting this year's summit, built around building economies, protecting lives, action, and unity.
• Taipei is pitching itself as a reliable partner on climate change, energy shifts, and ocean protection.

Outlook: Taiwan will keep leaning on Pacific aid projects to hold its shrinking group of formal allies as Beijing presses for more diplomatic switches.