China–Georgia relations
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Diplomatic relations between the
History
The Yuan Shi, the official history of the Yuan dynasty of China, records the fate of Georgia in 1252. In that year, the Mongol khagan Möngke, who was expanding into China, granted the Kingdom of Georgia, which was then under Mongol control, to Berke. Chu'ü-erh-chih ([tɕʰỳ ǎɚʈʂɻ̩ɨ̀]; Chinese: 曲兒只), the Chinese name used for Georgia in the Yuan Shi, is etymologically the same as "Georgia".[3][4]
Political ties
The China–Georgia relations were officially established on 9 June 1992, when China extended its diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Georgia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[5] Eduard Shevardnadze, then Georgia's head of state, paid a state visit to China in June 1993[6] and signed several agreements, principally on economic and trade cooperation. Mikheil Saakashvili, the then-President of Georgia, was in China on an official visit in April 2006.[7]
The two countries maintained communication and coordination at the
Economic relations
Bilateral economic ties have gradually expanded since 1992 and witnessed further growth beginning in 2010 as Georgia's economy recovered from the 2008 war. China views Georgia as part of the
A number of Chinese companies have launched major operations in Georgia. China's Hualing Group, mainly focused on construction and management of hotels and trade centers, was Georgia's single largest foreign investor as of 2017. Some of the company's projects in Georgia include the Hualinge Hualing Free Industrial Zone[11]: 111 in Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city. The Hualinge Hualing Free Industrial zone is an important hub for Chinese manufacturers to access the European market.[11]: 111 Hualing Group has also built a large residential and commercial complex in a suburb of the capital city of Tbilisi.
In January 2017, the CEFC China Energy agreed to purchase 75% of shares in the Free Industrial Zone at Poti on Georgia's Black Sea coastline. Georgia's main export product to China is wine, which amounted to 5,299,820 bottles in 2016, nearly double the amount exported in the previous year.[12] In addition to wine, other significant exports from Georgia to China include copper ore and copper products.[11]: 111 Significant Chinese exports to Georgia include mechanical products, electrical products, and steel.[11]: 111
On 13 May 2017, China and Georgia signed a free trade agreement.[13]
In June 2023,
See also
References
- ^ "China-Georgia Friendship Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations". Georgia Today. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Emil Avdaliani. The Middle Corridor and China’s reorientation of Eurasian trade, July 4, 2023
- ^ Thomas T. Allsen, Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia (Cambridge University Press, 2001), p. 54.
- ^ Toqto'a, History of Yuan, scroll 3. "海都於海押立地,別兒哥於曲兒只地,脫脫於葉密立地"
- ^ a b c d Larsen, Joseph (October 2017). "Georgia-China Relations: the Geopolitics of the Belt And Road" (PDF). Tbilisi: Georgian Institute of Politics.
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- ^ "Bilateral Relations between Georgia and the People's Republic of China". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "China and Georgia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b Larsen, Joseph (12 October 2017). "Commentary: Georgia-China relations are about more than economics". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Georgian PM: "Today Georgia-China relations are stronger than ever"". Agenda.ge. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ OCLC 1353290533.
- ^ Larsen, Joseph (3 May 2017). "Georgia: The Black Sea Hub for China's 'Belt and Road'". The Diplomat. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Georgia, China sign historic Free Trade Agreement". Agenda.ge. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Georgian PM announces visa-free travel for Chinese citizens". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2023-10-29.