The federal government is pressing Beijing to respect the Pacific's decisions on Taiwan after Chinese officials hauled in Pacific ambassadors to again complain about Taipei's participation in the region's most important annual summit.

Pacific leaders last month reaffirmed that Taiwan could continue to meet with its three remaining diplomatic partners on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders meeting — resisting a push from Beijing to exclude it entirely from the high-profile event .

China has not publicly criticised the communique, unlike during last year's meeting in Tonga, when its top Pacific diplomat demanded PIF retract a section backing Taiwan's continued presence.

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