China–Mauritius relations explained

The China-Mauritius refers to the bilateral relations between the island nation of the Republic of Mauritius and the People's Republic of China (PRC). A significant portion of the Mauritian population is of Chinese descent, known as Sino-Mauritians, having arrived on the island between the 17th and 19th centuries. Official diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 15 April 1972^[1] and, since then, relations between the two countries have been strong and have seen steady development. The Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Mauritius on 16 February 2009.^[2]

Chinese development finance to Mauritius

From 2000 to 2012, there are approximately 47 Chinese official development finance projects identified in Mauritius through various media reports.^[3] These projects range from funding a terminal at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam international airport through a $260 million concessionary loan from the Export-Import Bank of China,^[4] to the renovation and repair of the Plaza Theatre in Rose-Hill through interest-free loans offered by the PRC.^[5]

See also

• Sino-Mauritian
• Overseas Chinese
• Africa–China relations
• Foreign relations of China
• Foreign relations of Mauritius

External links

• Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Mauritius
• Mauritius Embassy, Beijing

Notes and References

1. Book: Shinn, David H. . China's Relations with Africa: a New Era of Strategic Engagement . Eisenman . Joshua . 2023 . . 978-0-231-21001-0 . New York . David H. Shinn.
2. Web site: Mauritius and China consolidate friendly ties . Government of Mauritius . 10 February 2009 . November 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121115044959/http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=6651f7691ae5f110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD . 2012-11-15 . dead .
3. Austin Strange, Bradley C. Parks, Michael J. Tierney, Andreas Fuchs, Axel Dreher, and Vijaya Ramachandran. 2013. China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection. CGD Working Paper 323. Washington DC: Center for Global Development.https://web.archive.org/web/20130713135832/http://china.aiddata.org/
4. Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection.https://archive.today/20130708063027/http://aiddatachina.org/projects/1156
5. Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection.https://archive.today/20130708063105/http://aiddatachina.org/projects/20910