Relationship dossier
People's Republic of China
Mauritius
Relationship assessment
China and Mauritius have a cooperative relationship anchored by a free-trade agreement and infrastructure cooperation.
People's Republic of China toward Mauritius
+45China negotiated a bilateral free-trade agreement with Mauritius, which entered into force in 2021, and provided support for public infrastructure, including the construction of Mauritius’s Supreme Court building. These are concrete forms of economic and development cooperation.
Mauritius toward People's Republic of China
+35Mauritius concluded a bilateral free-trade agreement with China, which entered into force in 2021, creating a durable framework for closer trade relations. Mauritius also maintains diplomatic engagement with the Chinese government, although the scope of additional bilateral cooperation is less clear.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has durable cooperative foundations in the free-trade agreement and Chinese-backed infrastructure development. These arrangements make the partnership more substantial than routine diplomatic contact, while available examples are concentrated mainly in economic and development cooperation.
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 Mauritius maintain a substantially cooperative relationship, including a bilateral free-trade agreement and Chinese support for major public infrastructure in Mauritius. Their cooperation also includes development assistance and diplomatic engagement. The relationship is supported by durable economic and government-to-government arrangements, though the breadth and implementation of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.
Key developments
China and Mauritius signed a bilateral free-trade agreement.
The China–Mauritius Free Trade Agreement entered into force.
Mauritius’s Supreme Court building, constructed with Chinese support, was inaugurated.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of Chinese development assistance beyond prominent infrastructure projects are unclear.
- The extent of practical cooperation in security and other non-economic policy areas is unclear.