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Chinese technicians were dismantling a satellite tracking station in the mid-Pacific nation of Kiribati, state-owned radio reported, after the country opened diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Radio Kiribati said a Chinese ship had arrived in Tarawa Tuesday and workers were dismantling the satellite station, on the eastern end of the island, which Beijing has maintained since 1997. Government officials could not be reached for confirmation. Kiribati President Anote Tong earlier this month announced his country was opening diplomatic ties with Taiwan, sparking protests from China, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province. China continues to maintain its mission on Tarawa but its ambassador Ma Shuxue told Radio Kiribati that Beijing would suspend relations next week if ties were maintained with Taiwan. Kiribati is currently the only nation in the world with diplomatic ties with both China and Taiwan. All rights reserved. © 2003 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
GPS Space Deal Brings Sino-Euro Relations Closer Together
Brussels - Nov 17, 2003The new GALILEO Satellite Navigation Co-operation Agreement was on the agenda at the sixth summit meeting between China and the European Union on 30 October 2003 in Beijing. Chinese President Hu Jintao met European leaders, including current European Council President Silvio Berlusconi, European Commission President Romano Prodi and High Representative for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana. |
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