Tuvalu has election watched by Taiwan, China, Australia

Funafuti, the main island of the nation state of Tuvalu
Global warming is big issue in Tuvalu as the Pacific island nation's atolls routinely flood. -AP

Voting has begun in the tiny Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu in a national election that is being closely watched by China, Taiwan, the US and its ally Australia, amid a tussle for influence in the region.

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