Meg Taylor (L), secretary-general of the PIF, and Nauru's President Baron Waqa (R) attend the "Small Islands States" meeting ahead of the start of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) at the Civic Center in Aiwo on the Pacific island of Nauru on September 3, 2018. - Official talks at the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) starting on September 3 will centre on the threat climate change poses to island states and China's rising influence in the region. (Photo by Mike LEYRAL / AFP) (Photo credit should read MIKE LEYRAL/AFP/Getty Images)
