Relationship dossier
Central African Republic
People's Republic of China
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship featuring a strategic partnership and Chinese military assistance
Central African Republic toward People's Republic of China
+35The Central African Republic supports China's one-China position and has pursued a strategic partnership with Beijing, providing a basis for bilateral cooperation.
People's Republic of China toward Central African Republic
+35China established a strategic partnership with the Central African Republic in 2018 and has provided weapons and training assistance to its armed forces.
Overall relationship
+35The bilateral relationship has a cooperative structure, reflected in the 2018 strategic partnership, Chinese assistance to the Central African armed forces, and Central African support for China's one-China position. The breadth and implementation of economic cooperation 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
The Central African Republic and China have maintained diplomatic ties and developed practical cooperation, including Chinese assistance to the Central African armed forces and a bilateral strategic partnership announced in 2018. The Central African government supports the one-China position. These ties indicate moderate cooperation, though the scope and implementation of broader economic and development projects are less clear.
Key developments
The two governments established a strategic partnership.
China provided weapons and training assistance to the Central African armed forces.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of Chinese economic and development projects in the Central African Republic are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing military and security cooperation is uncertain.