China–Mauritius relations

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]^: 347 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]

References

^ 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.
^ "Mauritius and China consolidate friendly ties". Government of Mauritius. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
^ 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.[1]
^ Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection.[2]
^ Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection.[3]