Algeria–China relations

Algeria–China relations

Algeria

China

Algeria–China relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Algeria and China. The two states have traditionally strong relations. In 2010, relations were considered the strongest of all Arab-Chinese relations.[1] Relations are focused primarily around commercial ties.[2]

Chinese development finance to Algeria

From 2000 to 2011, there are approximately 9 Chinese official development finance projects identified in Algeria through various media reports.[3] These projects range from an offer of a preferential loan of about 48 million USD in 2004,[4] to the construction of an opera house at a total cost of 300 million yuan in 2010.[5]

Energy

As of 1996, Algeria had two nuclear reactors, one of which was a heavy water research facility built by China. Algeria signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in June 1996.[6]

References

  1. China’s relations with Algeria catch attention Silk Road Economy, January 24, 2010
  2. China’s Inroads into North Africa: An Assessment of Sino-Algerian Relations by Chris Zambellis, China Brief Volume: 10 Issue: 1, January 7, 2010
  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.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/330
  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/523
  6. Algeria-Nuclear Tie New York Times, June 3, 1996


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