Introduction Trade has played a crucial role in China’s growth, particularly since its economic reforms beginning in the late 1970s. Over the subsequent three decades, China transformed from a closed, centralised economy to a market-based one, [1] achieving remarkable growth due to its ever-increasing trade dominance over the world and adaptive trade policy. In 2001, China became a permanent member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and by 2013, China had surpassed the United States (US) as the world’s largest trading country. [a] , [2] Today, China has established trade partnerships globally, including across Africa, where it has become the continent’s largest bilateral trading partner within two decades. China’s bilateral trade with Africa received a boost in 2000 with the first Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, [b] , [3 ] since then held every three years, alternating between China and an African country.
Authors
- Attribution
- Samir Bhattacharya, “China’s FTA with Mauritius: A Strategic Mix of Trade and Diplomacy,” ORF Issue Brief No. 752 , November 2024, Observer Research Foundation.
- Pages
- 21
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- India
Table of Contents
- China s FTA with Mauritius A Strategic Mix of Trade and Diplomacy 2
- Samir Bhattacharya 2
- Introduction Introduction 3
- Introduction Introduction 4
- Figure 1 Chinas Exports to Mauritius vs. Chinas Imports from Mauritius 5
- China-Mauritius China-Mauritius 5
- Bilateral Trade Bilateral Trade 5
- Table 1 Mauritiuss Imports from China 6
- China-Mauritius China-Mauritius 6
- Bilateral Trade Bilateral Trade 6
- Table 2 Mauritiuss Exports to China 7
- China-Mauritius China-Mauritius 7
- Bilateral Trade Bilateral Trade 7
- Trade and Investment Liberalisation 8
- Facets of China- Facets of China- 8
- Mauritius FTA Mauritius FTA 8
- Facets of China- Facets of China- 9
- Mauritius FTA Mauritius FTA 9
- Figure 2 Chinese Investments in Mauritius 10
- Financial Services Sector 10
- Facets of China- Facets of China- 10
- Mauritius FTA Mauritius FTA 10
- China China s Motivations for s Motivations for 11
- Negotiating FTAs Negotiating FTAs 11
- Decoding China Decoding China s FTA s FTA 12
- Geostrategic and Political Interests 13
- Decoding China Decoding China s FTA s FTA 13
- Scramble for Resources 14
- Economic Interests 14
- Decoding China Decoding China s FTA s FTA 14
- Decoding China Decoding China s FTA s FTA 15
- Conclusion Conclusion 16
- Endnotes Endnotes 17
- Endnotes Endnotes 18
- Endnotes Endnotes 19
- Endnotes Endnotes 20
