China opens its embassy in Palikir; Haglelgam visits China.
What happened
The embassy opened about a year after the FSM recognized the People’s Republic of China in September 1989; the FSM did not open its own embassy in Beijing until 2007. This rests on Wikipedia, citing China’s foreign ministry.
Who’s who
- John HaglelgamSecond President of the FSM, 1987–1991; from Yap