Article: China opens diplomatic relations with Nauru

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Dateline: HONG KONG China signed an agreement establishing diplomatic relations with the tiny Pacific island state of Nauru on Sunday.

The joint communique was signed at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affair's Hong Kong office by Assistant Foreign Minister Zhou Wenzhong and Rene Harris, President of the Republic of Nauru.

This was the first time that China has signed a diplomatic establishment agreement in Hong Kong since it regained sovereignty over this former British colony five years ago.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the ceremony was held in Hong Kong "because both sides consider Hong Kong a more convenient venue."

A Foreign Ministry ...

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