China Africa Relation in Gambia
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CHINA, 2016/11/04
The majority of Africans are in favor of Chinese development on the continent, according to a new statement titled “China’s Growing Presence in Africa Wins Largely Positive Popular Reviews” by the Afrobarometer Research Network. “Almost two-thirds or 63 % of Africans say China’s influence in the continent is “somewhat” or “very” positive, while only 15 % see it as somewhat or very negative,” the statement states.
Trade between Africa and China has increased from $10 billion in 2000 to $220 billion in 2014. In 2000, China established the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation to drive its strategic engagement with sub-Saharan Africa. Since again, the communist country has been the go-to world economic resource for African nations in need of products and services ranging from infrastructure and telecommunication development, to food outlets, retail shops, and textiles.
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CHINA, 2016/03/24
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Friday said Gambia proposed that diplomatic ties with China be restored, and there were no preconditions attached.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Gambian counterpart Neneh MacDouall-Gaye signed a joint communique on Thursday to resume diplomatic relations, Wang dubbed it a "historic moment" for the two nations.
