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- ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China , Chinese Ambassadors to St. Lucia, , 驻圣卢西亚历任大使,
- ↑ "ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY PRIME MINISTER THE HON. KENNY D. ANTHONY ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA". Government of Saint Lucia. 29 August 1997. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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- ↑ Gu Huaming