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| Trinidadian embassy, Beijing | Chinese embassy, Port of Spain |
Diplomatic relations between thePeople's Republic of China and theRepublic of Trinidad and Tobago were established on 20 June 1974.
After theBlack Power Revolution in 1970,Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung was included of banned titles.[1]
Diplomatic relations were established on 20 June 1974.[2] The Chinese government established anembassy inPort of Spain in April 1975, with Trinidad and Tobago establishing their own embassy in Beijing on 26 February 2014.[2]Prime MinisterEric Williams was the first Trinidadianhead of government to visit China in 1974.[2] In 2002, the trade balance between the two countries was US$47.15 million, with China exporting all but $4.81 million of that.[2] The current Chinese ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago is Mr. Yang Youming.[3][4]
China and Trinidad and Tobago share friendly association with the Chinese-basedShanghai Construction Co. having built the Trinidad & Tobago's prime minister's official residence, otherwise known as the Saint Ann's Diplomatic Centre, and the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), among other developments.[5][6]
On 26 February 2014, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago officially opened its embassy in Beijing.[7]
In 2021, Trinidad and Tobago signed a $204 million loan fromChina Development Bank to bolster its COVID support.[1]
In the 2000s and 2010s, Trinidad and Tobago approved several major construction projects from China.[1]
Trinidad and Tobago recognizes China's full market economy status. In 2022, the bilateral trade volume between China and Trinidad and Tobago was approximately US$1.3 billion, of which China's imports were US$760 million and exports were US$540 million, up 22.9%, 19.4% and 28.3% year-on-year respectively. China mainly exports steel products, rubber tires, air conditioners, plastic products and furniture, and imports methanol, liquefied natural gas, iron ore, natural asphalt and uncalcined petroleum coke.[8]
In May 2018, the governments of China and Trinidad and Tobago signed a memorandum of understanding on jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative.[8] In that year, theChina Harbour Engineering Company signed up to build a $500 million dry dock, though progress has stalled.[1]
Huawei is a major contributor to Trinidad and Tobago's Internet services, providing services to the country's main phone companies, 5G to major urban and industrial areas, and the Ministry of Digital Transformation.[1]
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