China–Gabon relations refer to the foreign relations between

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

and

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...

. On December 9, 1960, China (as the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeas ...

in Taipei) established

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with Gabon. Gabon has switched recognition to the People's Republic of China in Beijing on April 20, 1974. Gabon adheres to the One China policy where it recognizes the PRC as the sole legitimate government of China and does not recognize the

legitimacy Legitimacy, from the Latin ''legitimare'' meaning "to make lawful", may refer to: * Legitimacy (criminal law) * Legitimacy (family law) * Legitimacy (political) See also * Bastard (law of England and Wales) * Illegitimacy in fiction * Legit (d ...

of the ROC.

Chinese development finance to Gabon

From 2000 to 2011, there are approximately 25 Chinese official development finance projects identified in Gabon through various media reports. These projects range from extending a concessionary loan of $83.1 million to fund the Grand Poubara Dam in 2008, to the construction of the Stade de l’Amitié, also known as the ‘friendship stadium'.

Human rights

In June 2020, Gabon was one of 53 countries backed the

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at the

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References

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Bilateral relations of Gabon