BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the Dominican Republic have signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties, the Chinese government's top diplomat, Wang Yi, said at a news briefing on Tuesday.
The Dominican Republic has been a diplomatic ally of Taiwan.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Tony Munroe; Writing by Josephine Mason)
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