China–Sierra Leone relations explained

China–Sierra Leone relations refer to the foreign relations between China and Sierra Leone. The People's Republic of China and the Republic of Sierra Leone established diplomatic relations on July 29, 1971.[1] China has an embassy in Freetown, while Sierra Leone has an embassy in Beijing.

Economic ties

Economic relations between Sierra Leone and China are mostly positive.[2]

Aid

Development assistance

From 2000 to 2011, there are approximately 37 Chinese official development finance projects identified in Sierra Leone through various media reports.[3] These projects range from a $22 million debt relief,[4] to assisting in highway repair projects and constructing Charlotte Hydropower Project,[5] and a concessional loan of US$16.6 million to support Sierratel's CDMA project.[6]

Medical assistance

A friendship hospital was funded by China in Sierra Leone, called the China-Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital.[7]

During the Ebola outbreak in western Africa, Sierra Leone was one of the countries to which China's People's Liberation Army provided medical personnel.[8]

On its 2017 medical mission to Africa, the People's Liberation Army Navy hospital ship Peace Ark traveled to Sierra Lerone.

Culture Relation

University of Sierra Leone has a Confucius Institute.[9]

Hong Kong

In June 2020, Sierra Leone was one of 53 countries that backed the Hong Kong national security law at the United Nations.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sierra Leone -- china.org.cn. www.china.org.cn.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043415/http://www.saiia.org.za/doc_download/355-china-s-silent-storm-in-sierra-leone . 2016-03-04 . 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.http://aiddatachina.org/projects/2250
  5. Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China’s Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection. http://aiddatachina.org/projects/22211
  6. Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China’s Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection.http://aiddatachina.org/projects/53
  7. Web site: Project china.aiddata.org . china.aiddata.org . 4 May 2023 . en.
  8. 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.
  9. Web site: 刘汉德. 孔子学院先进专题. 2015-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150624130957/http://www.chinese.cn/conference/article/2012-12/15/content_476924.htm. 2015-06-24. dead.
  10. Web site: Lawler . Dave . 2 July 2020 . The 53 countries supporting China's crackdown on Hong Kong . 3 July 2020 . . en.

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