China–Ukraine relations
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China–Ukraine relations are foreign relations between Ukraine and China. China has an embassy in Kiev and a Consulate-General in Odessa. Ukraine has an embassy in Beijing and a Consulate-General in Shanghai. Diplomatic ties were established in 1992.[1]
Chinese Ukrainian trade relations have intensified since 2008[2] and are growing, for instance various Chinese companies are interested in investing in the construction of a large orbital road around Kiev and in building a number of bridges across the Dnipro River.[3] China intends to provide a loan of 25 million yuan (about USD 3.7 million) to Ukraine.[4] During the 2009 flu pandemic in Ukraine the Chinese government allocated free aid worth a total of 3.5 million yuan ($500,000) to supply diagnostic devices, facemasks, eyeglasses, gloves, and other means of protection for Ukraine.[5]
Ukraine has replaced the United States as the largest exporter of corn to China.[6]
Twinnings
- Beijing and Kiev
- Chongqing and Zaporizhia
- Jinan and Kharkiv
- Qingdao and Odessa
- Suzhou and Kiev
- Taiyuan and Donetsk
- Tianjin and Kharkiv
- Wuhan and Kiev
- Xi'an and Dnipropetrovsk
- Xuzhou and Kirovohrad
- Handan and Kryvyi Rih
- Suzhou and Zaporizhia
See also
- Foreign relations of the People's Republic of China
- Foreign relations of Ukraine
- Embassy of China, Kiev
References
- ^ China, Ukraine agree to enhance cooperation, UNIAN (October 28, 2009)
- ^ Ukraine hopes to step up trade, economic cooperation with China, says premier, Interfax-Ukraine (June 22, 2009)
- ^ China wants to invest in construction of large ring road around Kyiv, says Tymoshenko, Interfax-Ukraine (June 22, 2009)
- ^ China To Provide Grant Of USD 3.7 Million To Ukraine, Ukrainian News Agency (July 2, 2009)
- ^ China to allocate $500,000 to Ukraine to fight epidemic of flu, Kyiv Post (November 6, 2009)
- ^ Ramani, Samuel (24 July 2015). "Hey, Putin, have you seen how much China is investing in Ukraine?". www.washingtonpost.com. WaPo. Retrieved 25 July 2015.