Cameroon–People's Republic of China relations

Sino-Cameroonian relations

Cameroon
China

The People's Republic of China and Cameroon first established bilateral relations on March 26, 1971. Cameroon is an adherent to PR China's One China Policy.[1]

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Political relations

The People's Republic established relations with Cameroon in 1971. In the 2000s, leading politicians paid state visits to and from each country; these included Cameroonian President Paul Biya's visit for a conference in 2006 and Hu Jintao's visit to Cameroon in 2007.[2]

Economic development

Yearly trade topped 854 million US dollars in 2008, before dropping to 813 million US dollars in 2009 due to the global recession.[3]

Criticism

In the 2000s, some in Cameroon considered the economic relationship to be a form of neo-colonialism; this was mainly due to a perception that Chinese traders flooded the Cameroonian market with cheap but extremely fragile manufactured goods, which stymied the development of local industries.[4]

References

  1. ^ Backgrounder: Relations between China, Cameroon People's Daily Online, March 23, 2010
  2. ^ Backgrounder: Relations between China, Cameroon People's Daily Online, March 23, 2010
  3. ^ Backgrounder: Relations between China, Cameroon People's Daily Online, March 23, 2010
  4. ^ China Invades Country With Cheap, Fragile Goods AllAfrica.com via postnewsline.com, 28 August, 2008
Bilateral relations
Diplomatic missions