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Sino–African relations, also referred to as Africa–China relations or Afro–Chinese relations, are the historical, political, economic, military, social, and cultural connections between China and the African continent. Little is known about ancient relations between China and Africa, though there is some evidence of early trade connections.
Trade between China and Africa largely grew exponentially following China's joining of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the opening up of China to emigration (of Chinese people to Africa) and the free movement of companies, peoples, and products both to and from the African continent starting from the early 2000 onwards.
From 1989 to 1990, China sent 20 personnel to Namibia to help monitors its elections; this was China's first involvement in United Nations peacekeeping efforts in Africa. [3]: 205 Namibia and the PRC established relations on 22 March 1990, which was the day after Namibia's independence. [1] The government of Namibia adheres to the One-China policy.
In addition, the foundation for China's 21st century engagement with Africa as the largest bloc of the Third World is the October 2000 Beijing ministerial conference for China-Africa dialogue (FOCAC) that set the basis for China's aspirations for a new world order, with elevated voice of the Third World. [3]
China–Zimbabwe relations date back to January 1979, during the Rhodesian Bush War.The Soviet Union supported Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union, and supplied them with arms; Robert Mugabe's attempts to gain Soviet support for his Zimbabwe African National Union were rebuffed, leading him to enter into relations with Soviet rival Beijing, culminating in a January 1979 meeting in ...
In 2011, Nigeria was the 4th largest trading partner of China in Africa and in the first 8 months of 2012, it was the 3rd. [27] In April 2018, Nigeria signed a $2.4-billion currency swap deal valid for 3 years. [28] In 2019, bilateral trade between China and Nigeria reached $19.27 billion. [21]
The investment mechanism of the China-Africa Development Fund operates primarily through the following processes: adhering to the principle of marketization, the Fund independently selects investment projects based on the investment policy set by the board of directors; It autonomously decides whether to invest and determines the scale of investment in line with the relevant investment ...
Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages is a China–Africa cooperation project that aims to reduce the digital divide in African rural areas by giving villages access to digital television. As of April 2019, projects had been completed in sixteen sub-Saharan countries.