People's Republic of China – Guinea-Bissau relations refers to the current and historical relationship between 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 ...

(PRC) and

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), ...

. Relations were established in March 1974, several months before Guinea-Bissau's September 1974 independence. From 1990 to 1998, Guinea-Bissau maintained diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) rather than with the People's Republic. Relations were reestablished in 1998 and maintained since.

History

The PRC was one of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde's (PAIGC) "most enthusiastic supporters" during the twelve year (1963-1974) struggle for independence. On March 15, 1974, Guinea-Bissau established formal diplomatic relations. When the PAIGC led the country to independence in 1974, it maintained close relations with the

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until the 1990 break in favor of Taiwan.Guinea-Bissau: China Sees a Risk Worth Taking
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'' The first bilateral visit occurred in July 1975, when Guinea-Bissau's first foreign minister

Victor Saúde Maria ''This name uses Portuguese naming customs. the first or maternal family name is Saúde and the second or paternal family name is Maria.'' Victor Saúde Maria (27 April 1939 – 25 October 1999) was a Bissau-Guinean politician. Early life He ...

visited China. Guinea-Bissauan Presidents

João Bernardo Vieira João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira (; 27 April 1939 – 2 March 2009) was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was the President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1999, except for a three-day period in May 1984, and from 2005 to 2009. After seizing power ...

(1982) and Koumba Yala (2002) visited China as well.Guinea-Bissau
'' China Internet Information Center'', 10 October 2006 The PRC suspended relations after Burkina Faso's recognition of Taiwan in May 1990. In April 1998, Guinea-Bissau and the PRC restored relations. During the Ebola outbreak in western Africa, Guinea-Bissau was one of the countries to which China's People's Liberation Army provided medical personnel. In June 2020, Guinea-Bissau was one of 53 countries backed the

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at the

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Economics, trade and aid

The two countries signed a number of bilateral economic agreements from 1974 to 1990; China built a stadium, hospital and other technological facilities. After the resumption of relations in 1998, China focused on enhancing agricultural production, housing, fisheries and power generation. Since the first Forum on China Africa Cooperation in 2000, Beijing has successfully delivered $113 million in

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to Guinea-Bissau. Major officially financed development projects in Guinea-Bissau include: *$48.5 million to modernize Guinea-Bissau's telephone network *$18 million to construct a parliamentary building in 2003 *Cancellation of $5.8 million of Guinea-Bissau's debt to China in 2001 As of 2002, Guinea-Bissau imported approximately US$4.5 million of Chinese goods. Guinea-Bissau and China both participate in the multi-lateral group

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, which China formed in 2003 to increase economic and commercial cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries. In 2010, China announced a $1 billion fund designed to increase trade between the PRC and Portuguese speaking countries. In 2017, China announced that it was to invest $184 million to build a biomass power plant. Global Times. 2017.
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