SYDNEY -- The Pacific island nation of Micronesia picked Simina as its new president Thursday in a changing of the guard from a predecessor who had warmed up to Taiwan.
Wesley Simina faces diplomatic balancing act between China and U.S.

Wesley Simina, left, is sworn in as president of Micronesia on May 11. (Photo courtesy of the presidential office)
SYDNEY -- The Pacific island nation of Micronesia picked Simina as its new president Thursday in a changing of the guard from a predecessor who had warmed up to Taiwan.