Relationship dossier
People's Republic of China
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
China and Kuwait have a long-running relationship with strategic, infrastructure and energy cooperation.
People's Republic of China toward Kuwait
+35China has pursued bilateral cooperation with Kuwait through a strategic partnership and agreements covering areas including infrastructure and energy. The extent of implementation is unclear.
Kuwait toward People's Republic of China
+35Kuwait has engaged China through the bilateral strategic partnership and cooperation agreements, and has supported China’s position on the One China principle.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines a durable diplomatic foundation with concrete strategic and sectoral cooperation, including a 2018 strategic partnership. The scale and implementation of associated projects are unclear, limiting the basis for a stronger assessment.
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
China and Kuwait maintain a long-running relationship with concrete cooperation in strategic planning, infrastructure and energy. Their 2018 strategic partnership and related cooperation agreements provide a basis for engagement, while Kuwait has also supported China’s position on the One China principle. The breadth and implementation of individual projects are not clear.
Key developments
China and Kuwait established diplomatic relations.
China and Kuwait elevated ties to a strategic partnership and signed cooperation agreements, including in infrastructure and energy.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of infrastructure and energy agreements are unclear.
- The scale of recent government-to-government cooperation is uncertain.