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China–Kuwait relations refers to thebilateral relations between thePeople's Republic of China (PRC) and theState of Kuwait.
The two countries established diplomatic relations on March 22, 1971.[1][2]: 101 Kuwait was the first Gulf country to recognize the PRC.[3] In 1990, China voted for everyUnited Nations Security Council resolution condemning theIraqi invasion of Kuwait,[4] but abstained one put foreign troops on the ground due to its non-interference policy. Kuwait was the first Gulf country to sign a military cooperation deal with China in 1995. In the 1990s, Kuwait bought $186 million worth of Chinese arms.[3] Kuwait has supported China on political issues such as Western sanctions over Tiananmen,Hong Kong National Security Law, and China's policies inXinjiang.[3]
In 2018, China and Kuwait signed a strategic partnership.[5]: 211 In July 2018, theState Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence signed an agreement with theGovernment of Kuwait to increase cooperation in thedefense industry.[6] China also agreed to increase investment in the Kuwaiti energy sector.[6] In July 2019, UN ambassadors of 37 countries, including Kuwait, have signed a joint letter to theUNHRC defending China'streatment of Uyghurs in theXinjiang region.[7] In June 2020, Kuwait was one of 53 countries backed theHong Kong national security law at theUnited Nations.[8] On March 22, 2021,General Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyXi Jinping and Kuwaiti EmirNawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah exchanged congratulatory messages on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kuwait.Chinese PremierLi Keqiang and Kuwaiti Prime MinisterSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah exchanged congratulatory messages.[9]
The governments of China and Kuwait have signed a trade agreement, an agreement on the encouragement and protection of investment, an agreement on the establishment of a joint economic and trade committee, and an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation. Since 1955, the two countries have started direct private trade. In 2008, the trade volume between China and Kuwait was US$6.784 billion, of which China exported US$1.744 billion and imported US$5.04 billion. China's main exports are mechanical and electrical products, high-tech products, textiles, etc., and its main imports are crude oil and petrochemical products.[10] As of 2022, Kuwait ran a trade deficit with China.[3]
Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) bought a $720 million stake inIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China in 2006. By 2011, KIA had around $5.6 billion invested in Chinese companies, including theAgricultural Bank of China andCITIC Securities.[3] Since 1982, theKuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has lent nearly $1 billion to China to finance provincial infrastructure projects.[3]
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