Central African Republic–People's Republic of China relations refer to the bilateral relations of the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

and the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. Diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of 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). China's ambassador to the Central African Republic is Ma Fulin as of 2017.

History

Following establishment of relations in 1964, when

Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jean-Bédel Bokassa (; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996), also known as Bokassa I, was a Central African political and military leader who served as the second president of the Central African Republic (CAR) and as the emperor of its s ...

came to power in 1966, he switched the nation's recognition back to Taiwan, severing diplomatic ties with the government in

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, which lasted until although Bokassa's reversal and visited Beijing in 1976. The Central African Republic switched its recognition back to

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in 1991 under

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André-Dieudonné Kolingba. Kolingba's successor,

Ange-Félix Patassé Ange-Félix Patassé (January 25, 1937 – April 5, 2011) was a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003, when he was deposed by the rebel leader François Bozizé in the 2003 coup d'ét ...

, 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

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. Trade between China and the CAR has increased in the 2000s (decade), and CAR President François Bozizé Yangouvonda called for more Chinese investment in the country in 2009. The Chinese embassy in Bangui temporarily suspended its operations in 2013 after the fall of President Bozizé and the subsequent

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, but as of 2016 it was reopened. Central African Republic was one of 53 countries, that in June 2020, backed the

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at the

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Economic development

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. Several major Chinese aid projects in the Central African Republic include: *A $67.4 million loan from the

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to install fix and mobile networks in the country. * Construction of a 20,000-seat stadium in Bangui financed by the Chinese government. *The cancellation of $11.4 million in debt owed to China.

Military aid

Chinese instructors have trained members of the Central African Republic's

internal security forces The Internal Security Forces Directorate ( ar, المديرية العامة لقوى الأمن الداخلي, al-Mudiriyya al-'aamma li-Qiwa al-Amn al-Dakhili; french: Forces de Sécurité Intérieure; abbreviated ISF) is the national polic ...

, such as police and

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, in 2018.Centrafrique : 20 éléments de la Garde Spéciale Chargés de la Protection Républicaine formés par des instructeurs chinois
. 8 December 2018.

References

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