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 ...
and
Croatia established diplomatic relations on May 13, 1992. Croatia has an embassy in
Beijing and a general consulate in
Hong Kong. China has an embassy and a
Confucius Institute in
Zagreb.
History
Croatian President
Stjepan Mesić made a state visit to China on May 16, 2002, while Chinese president
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese politician who served as the 16–17th general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, the 6th president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 2003 to 2013, an ...
made a state visit to Croatia on June 19, 2009.
In 2005, the two countries agreed to a comprehensive and cooperative partnership.
On May 21, 2007,
Croatian Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović visited Beijing.
Economic relations
The People's Republic of China is with
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
the most important Croatian trading partner in
East Asia. The volume of trade between the two countries in 2013 was US$1.495 billion with Croatian exports taking US$105 million, and Chinese US$1.390 billion.
Culture and education
Educational and cultural cooperation between the two countries is being maintained under the Agreement on cultural cooperation that was concluded in March 1993.
University of Zagreb offers major in
Sinology since October 2004, while
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; ), is a public university in Beijing, China. BFSU boasts the oldest language programs in China offering the largest number of foreign language majors on different educational levels. Located in Haidia ...
offers a major in Croatian.
The
Confucius Institute in Zagreb was opened in May 2012.
In May 2013, China and Croatia signed "Plan for Cooperation in Education for the Period of 2013-2016", providing yearly scholarships to Chinese and Croatian students.
See also
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Foreign relations of China
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Foreign relations of Croatia
The Republic of Croatia is a sovereign country at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Mediterranean that declared its independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991. Croatia is a member of the European Union (EU), United N ...
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China–European Union relations
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China–Yugoslavia relations
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China–Serbia relations
References
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Croatia
China, Peoples Republic