China–Seychelles relations

China–Seychelles relations refer to bilateral relations between China and Seychelles. China has an embassy in Victoria and Seychelles has an embassy in Beijing and a consulate in Shanghai.

China-Seychelles relations
Map indicating locations of China and Seychelles

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Political ties

Diplomatic relations were established on June 30, 1976.[1] China began providing Seychelles with diplomatic aide in 1977, including things such as constructing a poly-technical school and developing housing project in Les Mamelles. In 2002, China exported US$1.48 million worth of goods, while importing only $100,000 from Seychelles. The current Chinese ambassador to Seychelles is Wang Weiguo,[2] who heads the embassy in Saint Louis, on the island of Mahe.

In 2011, the Seychelles government offered to China the possibility of establishing a port in Seychelles to supply ships fighting piracy off the coast of Somalia.[3]

Chinese development finance to Seychelles

From 2000 to 2011, there are approximately 16 Chinese official development finance projects identified in Seychelles through various media reports.[4] These projects range from a concessional loan of 300 million RMB in 2007, to a 321 million debt rescheduling in 2011, and a development aid grant worth US$8 million in 2011.[5]

References
  1. "Seychelles". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 2003-10-12. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  2. "Chinese Embassy in Seychelles". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of CHina. 2006-12-28. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  3. "China considers Seychelles military base plan". The Telegraph. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  4. 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.
  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/2081


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