Not only did he constantly try to change the topic, deflect and show utter cowardice to deal with China.
The ANUS. Basically didn't want to know, comment or deal with China's disgruntled efforts about Taiwan joining the Pacific Nations pathetic attempt at a Political shin dig in Palau.

Taiwan 🇹🇼  is NOT a Pacific Nation, even though it has colonised the Pacific as the Polynesian People's Liberation Front of Pineapples.
Palau 🇵🇼  (of Micronesia) was wrong to invite them just to schtik China 🇨🇳.
Taiwan 🇹🇼  declares China 🇨🇳  is a part of them, for starters - though Lefty Media Democrats told otherwise during g Biden term.

6 Pacific Nations have jilted the Palau invite. Well done.
Not because they are Chinese allies as the ABC/SBS news tells it.
But because Palau did the wrong thing.

....also. Palau is a part of Micronesia, which is part of our Sahul-Australia Region. Philippines 🇵🇭  also. Hence all their Eucalyptus,  etc of Sahul.
In fact, the so-called Pacific Nations are a part of the Oceania Region (NZ to Cuba).

This is why things just don't work.