Relationship dossier
People's Republic of China
Morocco
Relationship assessment
China and Morocco maintain a sustained partnership supported by strategic agreements and practical cooperation.
People's Republic of China toward Morocco
+40China elevated relations with Morocco to a strategic partnership in 2016 and signed a Belt and Road cooperation memorandum with Morocco in 2017. The two governments have also cooperated on pandemic vaccines.
Morocco toward People's Republic of China
+40Morocco established a strategic partnership with China in 2016 and signed a Belt and Road cooperation memorandum in 2017. Morocco also introduced visa-free entry for Chinese visitors in 2016, supporting closer people-to-people ties.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a durable cooperative framework, including a strategic partnership and Belt and Road cooperation, alongside practical collaboration such as vaccine cooperation and expanded travel. These ties indicate substantial partnership, while uncertainty about project implementation and China’s position on Western Sahara limits a stronger characterization.
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 Morocco have developed a sustained cooperative relationship, formalized by a strategic partnership in 2016 and cooperation under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Their governments have also pursued practical collaboration, including pandemic vaccine cooperation. The partnership is significant but does not amount to an exceptionally close alliance.
Key developments
Morocco and China established a strategic partnership during King Mohammed VI’s visit to China.
Morocco and China signed a memorandum on cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Morocco introduced visa-free entry for Chinese visitors.
The two governments cooperated on pandemic vaccines.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral investment and Belt and Road projects are unclear.
- China’s position on Western Sahara and its effect on bilateral relations are not fully clear.