Belize–China relations
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Belize–China relations refers to the bilateral relations between Belize and the People's Republic of China.
History
The two countries established diplomatic relations on February 6, 1987, and China also sent a non-resident ambassador to Belize. On October 11, 1989, Belize announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China; on October 23, the government of the People's Republic of China announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Belize. Currently, the People's Republic of China's affairs related to Belize are also under the jurisdiction of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Jamaica.[1]
In June 1997, the two countries signed the "Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Belize on the Transformation of the Honorary Consulate of Belize in Hong Kong into the "Belize Trade Office"".[2]
In October 2019, China arrested a Belizean national in Guangzhou on charges of funding criminal activities that harmed national security.[3] In April 2020, China announced it would prosecute the national for "colluding with foreign forces" in Hong Kong and funding "hostile elements in the United States".[4] national In June 2020, Belize openly opposed the Hong Kong national security law.[5]
Economic relations
According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, the bilateral trade volume between China and Bolivia in 2020 was US$106 million, of which China's exports were US$105 million and imports were US$438,000, year-on-year decreases of -9.3%, -9.6% and 190.9% respectively.
References
- ^ "未建交国代管馆名单". 中国领事服务网. Archived from the original on 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ "中国同伯利兹的关系". 中華人民共和國外交部. February 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- ^ "Taiwanese, Belizean arrested in China for supporting Hong Kong protests". South China Morning Post. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "China to prosecute Belize national for Hong Kong 'interference'". France 24. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ Lawler, Dave (2 July 2020). "The 53 countries supporting China's crackdown on Hong Kong". Axios. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2020.