Country Foreign Relations Research

1. Britain – China maintains diplomatic relations with Britain, and they are friends, but like the United States, Britain has not become legitimate allies with them because of their communist government, human rights violations, etc.

2. China – N/A

3. Egypt – Egypt is looking to strengthen their country by trying to develop relationships with China. Nothing has been made official, but the relationship has been developing smoothly.

4. France – Diplomatic relations, but not allies. They don’t support China’s communist government, human violations, etc.

5. Germany – Same as France, Britain, U.S. They are not allies, but talk with each other and maintain a relationship to certain extents.

6. Iran – China and Iran are very close friends. Iran is one of China’s main contacts in the Middle East. Iran supplies them with oil, and China supplies weapons in return. China supports Iran, but there are questions about China’s stance on Iran’s nuclear program.

7. Israel – China and Israel have diplomatic relationships, are involved with trade, and provide each other with various services, but they are not official allies. China is close with the Palestinians, so their relationship with Israel is limited. There is also speculation (especially by the US) about the military cooperation that Israel and China share as well.

8. Pakistan – Pakistan and China are close friends. China provides military support to Pakistan’s army and they have also supported Pakistan in their conflict with India.

9. Russia – China has improved their relations with Russia since the Soviet Era when they were in competition. They have resolved border disputes and are now fully cooperative with each other. Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation signed in 2001.

10. Saudi Arabia – China has recently become very close with Saudi Arabia. They are major trading partners. Saudi Arabia (like Iran) supplies a lot of oil to China.

11. Syria – China and Syria are friendly with each other. They do a lot of trading, and China has helped with infrastructure projects in Syria. China has an embassy in Damascus and Syria has an embassy in Beijing.

12. Turkey – China and Turkey have diplomatic relations with each other, but there has been conflict between the two because of recent conflicts in China concerning the Uyghur people in Xinjiang (who are a Turkish people).

13. United States – The U.S. is friendly with China, but they are not allies. They helped China transition into the global community and led them along the path to their current success. However there are reasons that have kept China and the U.S. from being allies. China is communist, has a lot of human rights violations, and is owed billions by the U.S. There is some spying that takes place between the two.