SYDNEY -- On Tuesday, as Americans cast their ballots in the U.S. presidential election, voters 13,000 kilometers away in the small Pacific island nation of Palau will also head to the polls to elect their next leader.
Island nation showing no sign of abandoning diplomatic ties with Taiwan

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. (Photo by Takuya Fujiwara)
SYDNEY -- On Tuesday, as Americans cast their ballots in the U.S. presidential election, voters 13,000 kilometers away in the small Pacific island nation of Palau will also head to the polls to elect their next leader.