China’s inroads into North Africa have been under increased scrutiny in recent years, yet its relationship with Tunisia has gone largely unreported. However, since the establishment of diplomatic relations on January 10, 1964, the partnership between Beijing and Tunis has been expanding steadily.
The two countries signed their first trade deal in 1958, making Tunisia one of the first Arab countries to establish trade ties with the Chinese. Since then a number of trade agreements have been signed by both Beijing and Tunis. To facilitate their growing economic relations, the Sino-Tunisian Joint Committee of Economic, Trade, and Technological Cooperation was founded in 1983. Several conferences, such as the China-Tunisia Cooperation Forum and the Tunisia-China Investment and Trade Forum, have been held to review the efforts made by the two countries to strengthen bilateral relations…
South Africa Today Africa – North Africa Tunisia News
