China–Madagascar relations
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China–Madagascar relations refer to the bilateral relations between China and
Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. China and Madagascar established diplomatic relations on November 6, 1972. China has an embassy in
Antananarivo Antananarivo (French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("An ...
and Madagascar has an embassy in
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.


Diplomatic relations

The People's Republic of China and Madagascar established diplomatic ties on 6 November 1972. The two governments signed a trade agreement in January 1974, a trade, economic and technical cooperation agreement in June 1995, an agreement on the establishment of a mixed commission for economic and commercial cooperation and an agreement on bilateral investment promotion and protection in November 2005. In March 2017, China and Madagascar established a comprehensive cooperation partnership, and the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on the joint promotion of the Belt and Road Initiative. Madagascar is among the first African countries to sign a cooperation document on BRI with China. In January 2019,
He Wei He Wei (, born December 1955) is a Chinese politician, who is currently the chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party and a vice chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ...
, special envoy of Chinese leader, CCP general secretary
Xi Jinping Xi Jinping ( ; ; ; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, ...
and vice chairman of the National Committee of
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, visited Madagascar and attended the inauguration ceremony of newly elected President
Andry Rajoelina Andry Nirina Rajoelina (Malagasy: ; born 30 May 1974) is a Malagasy politician and businessman who has been the president of Madagascar since 2019. He was previously president of a High Transitional Authority, provisional government from 2009 t ...
. In November 2019, Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan visited Madagascar, met with President Rajoelina and Prime Minister Christian Ntsay, and visited the Chinese Medical Mission to Madagascar.


Economic relations

According to the Malagasy customs, China has been Madagascar's biggest trading partner and biggest source of import since 2015. In 2020, the bilateral trade in goods reached US$930 million, accounting for 18.1% of Madagascar's total foreign trade. According to China's
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, the flow of China's direct investment to Madagascar was US$136 million in 2020 and the stock of investment has reached US$391 million at the end of 2020. The Chinese enterprises in Madagascar have carried out corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, contributing to the country's economic, social development and improving people's livelihood.


Development cooperation

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1972, China has assisted Madagascar in a number of economic and social projects, including the rehabilitation of the RN2 (Moramanga-Andranonampango), the construction of a Primary School for China-Africa Friendship, the construction of and technical support to the Sports and Cultural Palace, the International Conference Center at Ivato, and the Anosiala Hospital. In recent years, China has continued supporting the Chinese medical mission and technical experts to Madagascar, deepened human resources development cooperation, and carried out a series of infrastructure and social projects, such as the expressway between
Ivato Airport Ivato International Airport is the main international airport serving Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, located northwest of the city centre. Ivato Airport is the main hub for Air Madagascar and is located in the commune of Ivato. Hi ...
and the Boulevard de l'Europe, the Tsarasaotra-Ivato expressway, the "Eggs Road", well-drilling, etc. The assistance and cooperation have contributed to the socio-economic recovery of Madagascar and brought tangible benefits to the Malagasy people. In early 2019, the newly inaugurated President Rajoelina inspected the 200 well-drilling project in the south, and attended the inauguration ceremonies of the extension and renovation project of the expressway linking Port Toamasina and the RN2 and the rehabilitation project of the RN5A in the north. From 2000 to 2011, there were approximately 19 Chinese official development finance projects identified in Madagascar through various media reports. These projects range from developing a new 40.5 MW hydroelectric plant in the Betsiboka River basin with a loan from the Chinese Export Import Bank, to the construction of an international conference center in
Antananarivo Antananarivo (French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("An ...
.Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China’s Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection
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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
Bilateral relations of Madagascar