Sino-African relations
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In recent years, the People's Republic of China has built increasingly stronger ties with various African nations and is responsible for primary Sino-African relations. Trade between China and African nations has increased.
Background
The establishment of modern Sino-African relations dates back to the 1960s when Zhou Enlai made a 10 countries tour between December 1963 and January 1964 to Africa.China relied on several principles like supporting the independence of the African countries while investing in infrastructure projects. During the Cold War a few smaller nations entered in alliances with China, such as Burundi under Michel Micombero.
Since 1997, around 30 African heads of state have visited China. The ministerial meeting ("China-Africa Cooperation Forum") held in Beijing in October 2000 was the first collective dialogue between China and African countries.
Trade
In 1999, the total Sino-African trade volume reached US$6.5billion [chinaembassy.org.zw]Events
In 1988, Chinese students in Hehai University in Nanjing protested against two male African students claiming that they were starting the brawl. (See Nanjing Anti-African protests)Notes
External links
- [China-Africa Cooperation Forum]
- [IV. AFRICA], chapter in Human Rights Watch report on PRC activities in Africa, 1997
- [Sino-African relations], Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe, 16 August 2004
- Goldstein et al., [The Rise of China and India - What's in it for Africa], Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, May 2006
- [Fairly looking upon Sino-African relations], People's Daily, 16 May 2006
- [China defends its African relations], BBC News, 26 June 2006
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