President pays a surprise visit to Fiji

TRANSIT STOP Instead of overnighting in Guam, the president and his delegation stayed at the Sheraton in Nadi, where they were guests at an `almost state-level'

By Jimmy Chuang / STAFF REPORTER , IN NADI, FIJI

Taiwan has maintained close relations with Fiji since 1971 when it established the "Trade Mission of the Republic of China," which acts as an embassy. The mission's office in Suva is the nation's only diplomatic office in a non-diplomatic ally that uses the country 's official name. The current representative to Fiji is Kuo Shih-nan (郭時南).

Fiji established diplomatic relations with China on Nov. 5, 1975.

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