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China andCroatia established diplomatic relations on May 13, 1992. Croatia has an embassy inBeijing and a general consulate inHong Kong. China has an embassy and aConfucius Institute inZagreb.[1][2]
Croatian PresidentStjepan Mesić made a state visit to China on May 16, 2002, while Chinese presidentHu Jintao made a state visit to Croatia on June 19, 2009.
In 2005, the two countries agreed to a comprehensive and cooperative partnership.[3]: 162
On May 21, 2007,Croatian Foreign MinisterKolinda Grabar-Kitarović visited Beijing.
The People's Republic of China is withJapan the most important Croatian trading partner inEast Asia. The volume of trade between the two countries in 2013 was US$1.495 billion with Croatian exports taking US$105 million, and Chinese US$1.390 billion.[4]
Educational and cultural cooperation between the two countries is being maintained under the Agreement on cultural cooperation that was concluded in March 1993.
University of Zagreb offers major inSinology since October 2004, whileBeijing Foreign Studies University offers a major in Croatian.[5]
TheConfucius Institute in Zagreb was opened in May 2012.
In May 2013, China and Croatia signed "Plan for Cooperation in Education for the Period of 2013-2016", providing yearly scholarships to Chinese and Croatian students.
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