Relationship dossier
People's Republic of China
Tunisia
Relationship assessment
China and Tunisia maintain a cooperative relationship, formalized as a strategic partnership in 2024.
People's Republic of China toward Tunisia
+35The Chinese government has provided medical assistance to Tunisia, including COVID-19-related support, and has pursued economic and development cooperation. In May 2024, the governments elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership and signed cooperation documents.
Tunisia toward People's Republic of China
+35The Tunisian government signed a Belt and Road cooperation memorandum with China and, in May 2024, agreed to elevate bilateral ties to a strategic partnership and signed cooperation documents.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines development and economic cooperation with high-level political engagement. The 2024 strategic partnership and bilateral cooperation documents build on earlier engagement, including Belt and Road cooperation and Chinese medical assistance. The scope and practical results of these arrangements 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 Tunisia have maintained bilateral cooperation through economic and development agreements, Tunisia’s participation in Belt and Road cooperation, and Chinese medical assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2024, the two governments elevated relations to a strategic partnership and signed cooperation documents. The relationship is cooperative, though the scale and implementation of projects are not clear.
Key developments
Tunisia and China signed a memorandum on cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
The two governments elevated relations to a strategic partnership and signed cooperation documents during Tunisian President Kais Saied's visit to China.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of bilateral economic and development projects are unclear.
- Details of ongoing cooperation under the 2024 strategic partnership are limited.