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China–Rwanda relations refer to the foreign relations between China and Rwanda. China and Rwanda established diplomatic relations on November 12, 1971.[1]: 347  China has an embassy in Kigali, while Rwanda has an embassy in Beijing.

Chinese support to Rwanda

Following the Rwandan genocide, China provided Rwanda with $20 million in financial aid, $10 million worth of humanitarian relief, and dispatched medical teams to assist in local relief efforts in Rwanda.[2]: 112 

China subsequently expanded its support to Rwanda under the auspices of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.[2]: 112 

From 2000 to 2011, there were approximately 56 Chinese official development finance projects identified in Rwanda through various media reports.[3] These projects range from a US$160 million debt cancellation in 2007,[4] to financing the construction and operationalization of the cement factory (CIMERWA) at Bugarama in 2009,[5] and an interest-free, 219 million RMB loan for the rehabilitation of the Kigali road network in 2009.[6]

In 2012, Rwandan President Paul Kagame stated that China's investment in African infrastructure meets the needs of Africa and has been well received by governments and private enterprises.[2]: 113 

References

  1. ^ Shinn, David H.; Eisenman, Joshua (2023). China's Relations with Africa: a New Era of Strategic Engagement. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-21001-0.
  2. ^ a b c Meng, Wenting (2024). Developmental Peace: Theorizing China's Approach to International Peacebuilding. Ibidem. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9783838219073.
  3. ^ "Tracking Chinese Development Finance". china.aiddata.org.
  4. ^ "Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection". Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
  5. ^ "Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection". Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
  6. ^ "Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection". Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.


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