China–Togo relations
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China–Togo relations refer to the foreign relations between the People's Republic of China and Togo. They established diplomatic relations on September 19, 1972.[1]: 347
Economic ties
[edit]Chinese development finance to Togo
[edit]As a foreign aid project, China built Togo's Palais des Congrès de Kara.[2]: 40
From 2000 to 2011, there are approximately 40 Chinese official development finance projects identified in Togo through various media reports.[3] These projects range from road rehabilitation projects in 2009,[4] to a 60 million Euro loan for Togo's Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement in 2011,[5] and an approximately $31.7 million loan to the state operator Togo Telecom from Chinese EXIM Bank.[6]
Human Rights
[edit]In June 2020, Togo was one of 53 countries that backed the Hong Kong national security law at the United Nations.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Shinn, David H.; Eisenman, Joshua (2023). China's Relations with Africa: a New Era of Strategic Engagement. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-21001-0.
- ^ Strange, Austin (2023-12-21). Chinese Global Infrastructure (EPUB). Elements in Global China. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781009090902. ISBN 978-1-009-09090-2.
- ^ "Tracking Chinese Development Finance". china.aiddata.org.
- ^ "Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ^ "Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China's Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ^ Strange, Parks, Tierney, Fuchs, Dreher, and Ramachandran, China’s Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection
- ^ Lawler, Dave (2 July 2020). "The 53 countries supporting China's crackdown on Hong Kong". Axios. Retrieved 3 July 2020.