Central African Republic窶撤eople's Republic of China relations refer to the
bilateral relations of the
Central African Republic and the
People's Republic of China. Diplomatic relations between China and the Central African Republic were established on September 29, 1964, when the CAR's government severed diplomatic relations with the
Republic of China (Taiwan).[1]: 346 The Central African Republic has an embassy in
Beijing whilst China has an embassy in
Bangui.
History
Following establishment of relations in 1964, when
Jean-Bテゥdel Bokassa came to power in 1966, he switched the nation's recognition back to Taiwan, severing diplomatic ties with the government in
Beijing, which lasted until although Bokassa's reversal and visited Beijing in 1976.[2][3] The Central African Republic switched its recognition back to
Taipei in 1991 under
PresidentAndrテゥ-Dieudonnテゥ Kolingba. Kolingba's successor,
Ange-Fテゥlix Patassテゥ, would switch the CAR's recognition back to the People's Republic of China in 1998, which remained as of 2017. Since 1998, China has delivered much
foreign aid to the CAR, including doctors and
civil engineers. Trade between China and the CAR has increased in the 2000s (decade), and CAR President
Franテァois Bozizテゥ Yangouvonda called for more Chinese investment in the country in 2009.[4]
The Chinese embassy in Bangui temporarily suspended its operations in 2013 after the fall of President Bozizテゥ and the subsequent
civil war, but as of 2016 it was reopened.[5]
Since the first
Forum on China Africa Cooperation in 2000, the Chinese government has delivered $152 million in development assistance to the Central Africa Republic.[7] Several major Chinese aid projects in the Central African Republic include:
A $67.4 million loan from the
Exim Bank of China to install fix and mobile networks in the country.[8]
Construction of a 20,000-seat stadium in Bangui financed by the Chinese government.[9]
The cancellation of $11.4 million in debt owed to China.[10]
^Austin Strange, Bradley C. Parks, Michael J. Tierney, Andreas Fuchs, Axel Dreher, and Vijaya Ramachandran. 2013. China窶冱 Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection. CGD Working Paper 323. Washington DC: Center for Global Development.
"AidData | Supply and installation for mobile and fixed networks". Archived from
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^Austin Strange, Bradley C. Parks, Michael J. Tierney, Andreas Fuchs, Axel Dreher, and Vijaya Ramachandran. 2013. China窶冱 Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection. CGD Working Paper 323. Washington DC: Center for Global Development.
"AidData | Stadium". Archived from
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^Austin Strange, Bradley C. Parks, Michael J. Tierney, Andreas Fuchs, Axel Dreher, and Vijaya Ramachandran. 2013. China窶冱 Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection. CGD Working Paper 323. Washington DC: Center for Global Development.
"AidData | Debt Cancellation". Archived from
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