China–Romania relations

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China-Romanian relations
Map indicating locations of China and Romania

China
Romania

The Kingdom of Romania and Republic of China (ROC) began relations on July 5, 1939.

History

Following the takeover of the capital of

People's Republic of China
(PRC) as the legitimate government of China on October 5 of that year. China and Romania exchanged ambassadors for the first time in March 1950.

When the Soviet Union and many other European communist countries withdrew their advisors from China in 1960, advisors from Yugoslavia were among those that remained.[1]: 243 

Relations between the Romania and China improved after Romania

broke off
ties with the Soviet Union in 1964.

The PRC operates an embassy in

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Budapest
.

In 2015, Romania signed an agreement with China General Nuclear Power Group for assistance in building civil nuclear power stations.[2] When the National Liberal Party came into power, it cancelled all projects that the Social Democratic Party government had agreed to with China, including the nuclear power agreement,[3]: 164  which Romania cancelled in 2020.[4][5]

Educational and cultural exchanges

Romania hosts four Confucius Institutes.[3]: 165 

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-03-239508-1
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  2. ^ Ciurtin, Horia (September 26, 2019). "Not Really Probing the East: Romania's Position on Chinese Investments". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  3. ^
    OCLC 1353290533
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  4. ^ "Romania Cancels Deal With China to Build Nuclear Reactors". Balkan Insight. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  5. ^ "Romania reveals the limits of China's reach in Europe". POLITICO. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-03-06.

External links

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