PRC Agreements with Foreign Countries
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PRC Agreements with Foreign Countries
China Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 45 supported each other." … the two leaders attended a signing ceremony for technological, economic and agricultural cooperation PRC Agreements with Foreign Countries LIU Jen-Kai Abbreviations BBC PF BBC Monitoring Global Newsline - Asia-Pacific Political File RMRB Renmin Ribao (People’s Daily), Beijing Xinhua Xinhua News Agency (Beijing), chin. XNA Xinhua News Agency News Bulletin (Hong Kong)(online) between the two countries. … (XNA, 20 Feb 09) Barbados (Feb 16) BAMBRIDGETOWN, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) - China and Barbados agreed to enhance mutual understanding, boost pragmatic cooperation and promote the comprehensive and in-depth development of bilateral relations. During a meeting with Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson, visiting Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu hailed the achievements that Barbados has made in its economy.Hui said since diplomatic ties were established 32 years ago, China and Barbados have enjoyed close high-level exchanges, deepening political mutual trust and fruitful cooperation in economy and trade. … After their talks, Hui and Thompson attended a signing Argentina (Feb 09) ceremony for a host of cooperation agreements related to economy, technology and agriculture. … (XNA, 17 Feb 09) BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) - Visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu said that China and Argentina have agreed to deepen bilateral ties and enrich their strategic partnership. In a meeting with Argentine Cabinet chief Sergio Massa, Hui hailed the smooth development of bilateral ties since 1972, when the two countries established diplomatic relations. … The two sides pledged to promote bilateral cooperation in such fields as agriculture, forestry, water conservation, infrastructure construction, technology, culture and education. After their talks, Hui and Massa attended the signing ceremony for a host of cooperation agreements related to the mining industry, agriculture and forestry.(XNA, 10 Feb 09) The Bahamas (Feb 17) Nassau, The Bahamas: The Bahamas and China have renewed their bilateral cooperation with the signing of an economic and technical cooperation agreement that will make available some 70m RMB (US10m dollars) for projects in the Bahamas. At the start of a two day visit, a Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier Hui Liangyu Brazil (Feb 19) RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) - Brazil has agreed to supply up to 100,000 barrels of oil per day to China, the head of Brazil's state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras announced on 19 February.Petrobras has agreed with China's state-owned oil company Sinopec to supply 60,000 to 100,000 barrels of crude per day to Chinese refineries,CEO Jose Sergio Gabrielli said in Brasilia.The Brazilian company also signed an agreement for a 10bn US dollar loan from the China Development Bank. The loan will be used to finance the exploration for oil in Brazil's pre-salt layer reserves. The agreements were signed during the official visit to Brazil of Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping.Negotiations for the loan may be concluded in May, so that the final contract could be signed during President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to Beijing. The loan will be financed over 10 years. … (XNA, 20 Feb 09) met with Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and other top Bahamas Columbia (Feb 16) government officials.They also agreed to a new framework for BOGOTA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) - Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi cooperation in agriculture. A third agreement between The Bahamas Jinping and his Colombian counterpart Francisco Santos agreed and the Export and Import Bank of China will finance the that bilateral cooperation would be strengthened as several construction of a modern highway leading from the Lynden Pindling agreements were signed. … The Chinese and Colombian vice International Airport to the College of The Bahamas campus in presidents signed several agreements on collaboration in the fields Oakes Field. Prime Minister Ingraham has also welcomed the of economy, technology and finance after their meeting. … (XNA, 17 signing of an agreement which calls for abolishment of the Feb 09) requirement for diplomats to obtain visitors' visas to facilitate entry into the two countries. … (Caribbean Media Corporation news! Bogota, 16 February: The governments of Colombia and China agency website, Bridgetown, 18 Feb 09, in BBC PF, 19 Feb 09) signed seven agreements of cooperation at the Narino presidential palace, as a result of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's official visit … In his meeting with Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, to the country. the two sides agreed to consolidate and develop Bahamas-China ties by enhancing exchanges in the fields of politics, economy and In the Bolivar Room of Narino Palace, Colombian Vice President culture. Hui said that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 12 Francisco Santos Calderon and his Chinese counterpart signed years ago, China and the Bahamas have "understood and 46 February 2009 agreements on economic and technical cooperation, assistance with China. The two sides launched a range of pragmatic cooperation disasters, health, and promotion of trade and investment. projects after Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa visited China in November 2007. Bilateral trade volume increased to a record of The bilateral agreements include the Chinese donation of $5.8 2.38bn US dollars in 2008, double of that in 2007. … (XNA, 14 Feb million for projects of economic and technical assistance, and 09) $300,000 for aid to people affected by the winter in Colombia. Germany (Jan 29) An agreement was reached to carry out scientific, technological, educational, and sanitary exchanges in the field of trad! itional medicine between the Social Protection Ministry and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It was also agreed to create two new Confucius Institutes in the country. BERLIN, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) - China and Germany signed a memorandum of understanding on the transfer of parts of the core technologies from Germany for the maglev railway projects in China. The deal was signed by Wu Xiangming, president of the Shanghai Magnetic Transportation Development Co. and Hans Christoph Atzpodien, chairman of Germany's Thyssen Krupp Technology.The A financial cooperation agreement was also signed between the China Development Bank and Bancoldex [Colombian Export Bank], with the goal of increasing the supply of information and improving the business climate among the two countries. agreement was among six deals signed by the two sides during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's official visit to Germany. Zhang Ping, minister in charge of the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission, signed an agreement on cooperation in climate protection The China Development Bank, Cormagdalena with Sigmar Gabriel, Germany's environment [Magdalena minister.The two countries also clinched deals covering cooperation Autonomous Regional Corporation], and the Chinese Corporation in the car industry, construction of Chinese ecological city Xuzhou, for Hydroelectric Projects signed a memorandum of understanding and exchanges between museums of the two countries.The signing for the Magdalena River integral programme for dredging and ceremony was witnessed by Merkel and Wen, who arrived in Berlin possible future projects along the Magdalena River. on 28 January. … (XNA, 29 Jan 09) Lastly, the two countries outlined the expansion of relations between Jamaica (Feb 12) their business sectors to promote investment opportunities, by KINGSTON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping means of an agreement between Andi [National Association of and Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding pledged to boost the Businessmen] and the China Council for the Promotion of two nations' friendly partnership for common development. … After International Trade. the talks, Xi attended a signing ceremony of agreements on bilateral cooperation in such fields of economy, technology, finance, culture, (Colombian Office of the President website, Bogota, 16 Feb 09, in and water supply facilities. … (XNA, 13 Feb 09) BBC PF, 20 Feb 09) KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - The Jamaica government is to benefit Ecuador (Feb 13) from US118m dollars in loans from the Chinese government to QUITO, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) - China and Ecuador signed four boost trade and agriculture amid the deepening global financial agreements of cooperation worth 25m US dollars as part of both crisis. The announcement was made during a four-day visit to the countries efforts to strengthen ties and deepen mutual trust.The island by Chinese Vice President Xi Jingping. Xi said US100m agreements, signed by visiting Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu dollars will be provided to help Jamaica's international trade and Ecuadorian Vice President Lenin Moreno, "will be of reciprocal capacity, while US1.1m dollars is to be used to assist with benefit for both countries," Hui said. As part of the agreements, purchasing equipment for local farmers. An additional US10m China granted a credit line to Ecuador of 50m yuans (about 7.3m US dollars will be administered by the development banks of both dollars) to increase trade in agricultural products and investment in countries. … (Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website, the country's agricultural sector.The agreements also include an Bridgetown,15 Feb 09, in BBC PF, 17 Feb 09) arrangement between the State Bank of Ecuador and the China Development Bank that will offer a credit of 18m US dollars for the Mali (Feb 12) Ecuadorian side to finish the Ground Terminal Quitumbe, located in BAMAKO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) - Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed to the south of Quito. Moreno said Hui's visit contributes to the increase aid to African countries, cancel part of their debts, and strengthening of bilateral ties and the agreements are expected to expand trade with and investment in these countries. Hu made the contribute to the economic development of Ecuador amidst the statement while meeting with his Malian counterpart Amadou global economic downturn. Meanwhile, Moreno announced that Toumany Toure. Following their talks, the two leaders signed Ecuadorian trade offices will soon be established in the Chinese cooperative deals and gave a briefing to the media. … Hu is also cities of Shanghai and Guangzhou to further expand trade with scheduled to attend the inauguration of a China bridge construction China Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 47 aid project in Bamako and the opening ceremony of a China-aided Peru (Feb 16) anti-malaria centre, and meet Chinese medical workers in Mali. … LIMA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) - Peru and China signed an agreement on (XNA, 13 Feb 09) judicial cooperation, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry said.The Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde and Chinese Malta (Feb 22) Ambassador to Peru Gao Zhengyue signed the "Minute of tool Valletta, 22 Feb (Xinhua) - Visiting Chinese Vice-President Xi exchange for ratification of the Judicial Aid Agreement on Penal Jinping held talks with Maltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi in Issues." Both countries promised to cooperate on issues like the Valletta. … After the talks, both sides attended a signing ceremony delivery and notification of judicial documents, declarations or for bilateral agreements on economic, cultural, and judicial testimony taking, and the supplying of documents, files and cooperation. … (Xinhua, 22 Feb 09, in BBC PF, 24 Feb 09) evidence. Belaunde said the agreement marked progress in the two countries' expansion of friendly ties in the dimension of judicial Mauritius (Feb 17) cooperation. Belaunde said that Peru-China ties were strengthened PORT LOUIS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) - Chinese President Hu Jintao after Chinese President Hu Jintao's official visit to Peru in November presented a five-point proposal for advancing China-Mauritius ties 2008 in the framework of the 16th Summit of the Asia Pacific during a meeting with Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC). … (XNA, 17 Feb 09) Ramgoolam.Hu said since the establishment of diplomatic relations 37 years ago, the two nations have enjoyed mutual respect and Russia (Feb 17) equality, and have continuously consolidated and developed friendly RIYADBEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) - China and Russia signed seven cooperation. … After the talks, the two leaders attended a signing agreements on a package cooperation programme for energy ceremony of documents of cooperation between the two countries. resources.The agreements include a pipeline construction project, a Hu's five-nation "journey of friendship and cooperation" began with long-term crude oil trading deal and a financing scheme between the Saudi Arabia, followed by visits to Mali, Senegal and Tanzania, with China Development Bank and the Russia Oil Pipeline Transport Mauritius being the final stop. (XNA, 17 Feb 09) Company, according to a source with the Chinese Foreign Ministry. President Hu Jintao agreed to lend Mauritius US$260 million to According to the agreements, the crude oil trading volume is expand the island nation's airport … Trade between China and estimated to reach 15m tonnes, the source added. The signing Mauritius increased by 11.7 per cent last year from 2007 to reach ceremony was witnessed by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan US$323 million, Mr Hu said. In addition to the airport loan, he signed and visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin. … Trade deals paving the way for an interest-free loan of 40 million yuan between the two countries was valued at 56.8bn US dollars last (HK$45.48 million) and a 30 million yuan grant. … Mr Hu pledged to year, up 18 per cent year-on-year. It was sharply down from 44.3 per speed up construction of the China-funded US$730 million cent of growth rate in 2007, according to data from the General economic and trade zone north of the capital. The Tianli project Administration of Customs. … (XNA, 17 Feb 09) would be the largest injection of foreign direct investment into Mauritius, generating up to 40,000 jobs, Mauritius officials said. … Saudi Arabia (Feb 10) Before Mr Hu's visit, China had extended Mauritius more than 800 RIYADH, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) - Chinese President Hu Jintao called for million yuan in preferential loans since the island recognised Beijing joint efforts with Saudi Arabia to ensure the two countries' economic in 1972. Thirteen Chinese companies operate in Mauritius in the and financial stability. Hu, in a meeting with Saudi Arabian King textile, construction and IT sectors, and more than half of all foreign Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz during his state visit to this Gulf country, workers on the island are Chinese. (SCMP, 18 Feb 09) said China values the important role Saudi Arabia has played in safeguarding regional peace and stability and ensuring international Pakistan (Feb 23) energy security. … The two leaders vowed to deepen their strategic SHANGHAI, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) - China and Pakistan signed a friendly ties, work together to tackle the global financial crisis and Memorandum technology strengthen coordination in international and regional affairs.They cooperation, with visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari also agreed to keep closer communications on reforms of the world witnessed the signing. Under the MOU, China will provide Pakistan financial system. Following the talks, the two leaders witnessed with technology and advice on water-efficient irrigation, as well as signing ceremonies for five cooperation deals in energy, health, the coloured and hybrid cotton.The two sides will also cooperate on quarantine, transportation and culture. … (XNA, 11 Feb 09) of Understanding on agricultural other agricultural technology training and transfers.The MOU was agreed by the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and Xinjiang Tianye Water Saving Irrigation System Company and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corporation. … (XNA, 23 Feb 09) Senegal (Feb 13) DAKAR, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) - Chinese President Hu Jintao … had talks with his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade on consolidation of friendship and expansion of cooperation between 48 February 2009 the two countries. … During the visit, the two countries signed visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao and Tanzanian President several cooperation documents. … (XNA, 14 Feb 09) Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete. China contributed 33.4 million dollars to the construction of the stadium, while Tanzania footed the remaining funds of the bill. … (XNA, 15 Feb 09) Spain (Jan 30) MADRID, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) - China will take active steps to seek a balanced growth in bilateral trade with Spain as part of its efforts in Venezuela (Feb 18) promoting all-around China-Spain cooperation, visiting Chinese The strategic cooperation relation that Venezuela has with China Premier Wen Jiabao said. China and Spain have planned to has been strengthened with the signing of 12 new financial, energy, increase bilateral trade volume to 40 billion US dollars by 2011, Wen agricultural, commercial and communicational accords. The signing said at a meeting with his Spanish counterpart Jose Luis Rodriguez of these 12 documents was made by high officials of both Zapatero.To reach this objective, China will send a purchasing governments in the Ayacucho Room of Miraflores Palace, after a group to Spain so as to expand its product and equipment imports private meeting between the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, from the country, said Wen, who is on an official visit to Spain. … and the vice-president of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, After the meeting, Wen and Zapatero attended a signing ceremony during his latest visit to Caracas.Jinping's visit to Venezuela is part for a number of documents on the two countries' cooperation in of a tour that has taken him to Mexico, Jamaica and Colombia and finance, aviation, energy and telecommunication.China and Spain which also includes Brazil and Malta. Among the 12 accords is one also issued a joint statement on further strengthening their for the enlargement of the Joint Financial Fund, called by Chavez comprehensive strategic partnership. … (XNA, 31 Jan 09) the Heavy Fund, from 6bn to 12bn dollars. This mechanism was Madrid, 30 Jan (Xinhua) - During the visit to Spain of Chinese State Council Premier Wen Jiabao, China and Spain issued a "Joint Statement of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of Spain on Further Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Between the Two Countries." The full text of the joint statement is as follows: I. At the invitation of Prime Minister of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Wen Jiabao paid an official visit to Spain from 30 to 31 January 2009. During his visit, Premier Wen Jiabao had a meeting with Spanish King Juan Car! los I and held talks with Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The two sides extensively and thoroughly exchanged views on bilateral relations, China-EU relations, the international financial crisis and other issues of common concern. … Both sides held that the agreements on cooperation in finance, aviation, energy, television, technology, air traffic control, telecommunication, cooperation between local enterprises and other created in 2007 with an initial capital of 6bn dollars. (El Nacional website, Caracas,18 Feb 09, in BBC PF, 19 Feb 09) Vice-President Xi Jinping signed energy and investment agreements during a two-day visit to Venezuela, where he met Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez fresh from his election victory. Chavez said in an address to the Chinese delegation: "All the oil China needs for the next 200 years, it's here. It's in Venezuela." The two countries would also sign deals to increase Chinese consulting in agriculture, inaugurate a mobile-phone plant in Venezuela, and increase co-operation in telecommunications after China built and launched a satellite for Venezuela on October 29, Chavez said. Meanwhile, Petroleos de Venezuela, the state oil company, said it had yet to hammer out a final agreement with its Chinese counterparts to set up an oil-shipping joint venture. The venture, to be known as CV Shipping, would be split equally between the two countries and would focus on shipping oil from Venezuela to the fast-growing Chinese market. (SCMP, 19 Feb 09) areas signed before the heads of government of the two countries were of great significance. … (Xinhua, 31 Jan 09, in BBC PF, 2 Feb 09) International Agreements Tanzania (Feb 15) President Hu Jintao took a 150-million-yuan (HK$170 million) aid gift to Tanzania on the penultimate leg of a tour intended to cement mainland's ties with Africa despite the global slowdown. Hu BRUSSELS, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) - China and the European Union (EU) witnessed the signing of the aid deals - 20 million yuan for mainland vowed to further enhance their partnership and deepen cooperation Tanzania and 30 million for the Zanzibar islands - with Tanzanian in various fields. In a joint declaration issued after Chinese Premier President Jakaya Kikwete. (SCMP, 16 Feb 09) … Several Wen Jiabao' s visit to Brussels, the two sides emphasized the cooperation agreements were signed after the talks between the two importance of the strategic partnership in face of globalization and leaders. … (XNA, 15 Feb 09)The Tanzanian government named a the current volatile international situation. … The two sides new stadium, built by a Chinese contractor with financing from the announced that a China-EU summit will be held as soon as possible. governments of both Tanzania and China, as the Main National The summit, which was originally scheduled for December last year, Stadium. The 56.4-million-US dollar stadium was inaugurated by was postponed after French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose China Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan country at that time held the rotating EU presidency, met the Dalai Lama, who is regarded as a separatist by China. China and the EU also signed nine agreements, covering health, customs, education, intellectual property rights, environment and civil aviation. (XNA, 30 Jan 09) Hong Kong SAR with South Africa (Feb 20) Hong Kong, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) - Hong Kong and South Africa signed two bilateral agreements covering surrender of fugitive offenders (SFO) and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters (MLA). Hong Kong Secretary for Security Ambrose S K Lee, on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and South Africa's Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mohamed Enver Surty signed the two bilateral agreements.The SFO and MLA Agreements signed are respectively the 18th and 26th bilateral agreements of their kind concluded by the HKSAR with other jurisdictions. … (XNA, 20 Feb 09) Macao SAR with Iceland (Feb 20) MACAO, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) - The government of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), authorized by China's central government, and the Iceland government signed the Agreement of Readmission of Persons with Unauthorized Stays. The signing ceremony was held at Macao SAR Government Headquarters, in which the SAR's Secretary for Administration and Justice, Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan, and the Ambassador of Iceland in Beijing, Mr Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson, representing the two governments respectively, signed the agreement.Both parties deem that the agreement, formed on the basis of reciprocal principle, will establish an efficient and effective procedure of identity verification and repatriation of those who do not fulfil or no longer fulfil the requirements of immigration, stay or abode in the Macao SAR or Iceland, according to a press release from the SAR government.The agreement will be effective from the first day of the second month after the two sides received the written confirmation of the completion of relevant procedures from each other. (XNA, 20 Feb 09) 49