Relationship dossier
Benin
People's Republic of China
Relationship assessment
Benin-China ties combine political alignment on the One China policy with Chinese development and technical cooperation.
Benin toward People's Republic of China
+35Benin recognizes the People’s Republic of China and supports its One China position, including opposition to Taiwan’s separate statehood.
People's Republic of China toward Benin
+40China has provided development assistance and technical cooperation to Benin, including medical teams and support for infrastructure projects.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a sustained cooperative basis in Benin’s alignment with China’s One China position and Chinese development and technical assistance. The scale and durability of specific projects are less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Benin and China maintain a cooperative relationship involving Benin’s support for the One China policy and Chinese development assistance and technical cooperation, including medical teams and infrastructure projects. The scope and implementation of particular projects and agreements are not fully clear.
Key developments
Benin and China signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Chinese-backed infrastructure projects in Benin are unclear.
- The extent of current bilateral technical and development cooperation is uncertain.