Diplomatic relations between the

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and

Grenada Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pet ...

were established on 1 October 1985.

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Herbert Blaize Herbert Augustus Blaize PC (26 February 1918 – 19 December 1989) was a Grenadian politician and leader of the Grenada National Party. When Grenada was still a British Crown Colony he served as the first Chief Minister from 1960 to 1961, a ...

established diplomatic relations with the

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in 1989, prompting Beijing to sever diplomatic ties to Grenada. This position was later reversed under Prime Minister Keith Mitchell. The current Chinese ambassador to St. George's is Mme. Ou Boqian, while the current Grenadian

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is Mrs. F. Marcelle Gairy. The People's Republic of China and Grenada resumed diplomatic relations on 20 January 2005.

History of relations

In 2013, Grenada received a gift of more than EC$1.5 million in agricultural equipment from the People's Republic of China, which is expected to help Grenada raise its GDP.

References

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