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]
^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]
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