China–Marshall Islands relations
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China–Marshall Islands relations refers to the bilateral relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
History
[edit]The two sides established diplomatic relations on November 16, 1990. Since the Marshall Islands established diplomatic relations with the Republic of China on November 20, 1998, the People's Republic of China severed diplomatic relations with the Marshall Islands on December 11 of the same year.[1]
After the severance of diplomatic relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China stationed a resident team in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands, and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Federated States of Micronesia was responsible for the Marshall Islands' affairs.[2]
In December 1998, the Government of the People's Republic of China suspended diplomatic relations with the Government of the Marshall Islands and withdrew its embassy in the Marshall Islands, but still retained a local embassy team and sent a counselor as the team leader.
The magazine Islands Business reported that President Litokwa Tomeing, elected in January 2008, might break off his country's diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and turn instead to the PRC.[5] However, in office Tomeing expressed continued support for ties with Taiwan and met with the Vice President of the ROC, Annette Lu, when she visited the Marshall Islands on 29 January 2008.[6]
In June 2020, the Marshall Islands openly opposed the Hong Kong national security law.[7]
In September 2022, two Chinese nationals were charged in U.S. federal court "in connection with a scheme to bribe elected officials of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in exchange for passing certain legislation."[8] They alleged attempt to establish a mini-state on the Marshall Islands.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "中国同马绍尔群岛的关系" (in Chinese (China)). 中華人民共和國外交部. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16.
- ^ "中使馆：马绍尔群岛海域搁浅中国渔船船员安全获救". Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ 李佳 (2013-02-12). "越洋电话带给女儿的惊喜". 北京青年报. p. C1版.
- ^ "朝阳区图书馆文化讲堂2016年10月安排". 朝阳区图书馆. 2016-09-26. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ "New Marshall Islands president elected" Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Islands Business, January 7, 2008
- ^ "President Litokwa Tomeing welcomes Vice President Annette Lu of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Marshall Islands" Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Office of the President of the Marshall Islands, January 30, 2008
- ^ Lawler, Dave (2 July 2020). "The 53 countries supporting China's crackdown on Hong Kong". Axios. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Former Heads of New York-Based Non-Governmental Organization Charged with Bribing Elected Officials of the Marshall Islands Extradited to the United States from Thailand". www.justice.gov. 2022-09-02. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ Mao, Frances (2022-09-08). "Marshall Islands: Chinese pair plotted 'mini-state' in Pacific nation". BBC News. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ McKenzie, Pete (February 15, 2023). "Bribes, booze and bombs: The brazen plan to create a Pacific tax haven". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
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