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 by Staff Writers Santo Domingo (AFP) June 20, 2018
The Dominican Republic appointed its first ambassador to China on Tuesday, after switching diplomatic ties from Taiwan in April. The envoy is Briunny Garabito Segura, who has previously served as ambassador to Colombia and Canada. Until April, the Dominican Republic was among just a handful of countries that recognized Taiwan. China and Taiwan have been ruled separately since 1949 but Beijing views the island as a renegade province awaiting reunification, by force if necessary. "The Dominican Republic could not go on without having relations with the world's second largest economy," President Danilo Medina said at the time of the change. China already had a commercial office in Santo Domingo and established an embassy on May 21, although it has yet to designate an ambassador. China is the Dominican Republic's second biggest trading partner, after the United States.
Nepal PM to seek investment on first official China trip Kathmandu (AFP) June 19, 2018 Nepal's prime minister left Tuesday on his first official visit to China as the impoverished Himalayan nation seeks closer ties and much-needed energy and infrastructure investment from its powerful northern neighbour. K.P. Sharma Oli will meet President Xi Jinping during his six-day visit to China, which has flexed greater economic and diplomatic muscle in Nepal in recent years and raised hackles in traditional ally India. In an address Monday to parliament, Oli praised China's economic support ... read more
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