Relationship dossier
People's Republic of China
Oman
Relationship assessment
China and Oman maintain a strategic partnership with cooperation on investment and the Belt and Road Initiative.
People's Republic of China toward Oman
+35China formalized a comprehensive strategic partnership with Oman in 2018 and has pursued Belt and Road cooperation, including investment through the China-Oman Industrial Park at Duqm.
Oman toward People's Republic of China
+35Oman formalized a comprehensive strategic partnership with China in 2018 and has pursued Belt and Road cooperation, including hosting the China-Oman Industrial Park at Duqm.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines a formal strategic partnership with sustained economic initiatives, notably Belt and Road cooperation and the China-Oman Industrial Park at Duqm. These arrangements provide a durable basis for cooperation, while the scope and implementation of investment plans remain unclear.
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 Oman maintain a cooperative strategic relationship, formalized as a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2018. Their governments have also pursued Belt and Road cooperation and the China-Oman Industrial Park at Duqm, linking bilateral engagement to investment and economic development. These initiatives support a sustained but not exceptionally close partnership.
Key developments
China and Oman elevated their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership during Sultan Qaboos's visit to China.
Oman and China pursued Belt and Road cooperation, including the China-Oman Industrial Park project at Duqm.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of planned investment at the China-Oman Industrial Park are unclear.
- The scope and practical outcomes of bilateral cooperation beyond economic initiatives are uncertain.