Info Center \ Exit & Entry Republic of China \ Embassies \ Foreign Embassies & Consulates in China \ Oceania

Embassy of Vanuatu in China

Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 500 kilometres (310 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea. Read More

Embassy

Address:	3-1-11, San Li Tun Diplomatic Compound
Postal Code:	100600
Tel: ( ? )	(+86) 10 6532 0337
Fax:	(+86) 10 6532 0336
Email:	vanuatuembassybj@yahoo.com.cn info@vanuatuembassy.org.cn
Website:	Website

Flag
Location
Emblem

Flag of Vanuatu

Large Flag

Location of Vanuatu

Large Map

Emblem of Vanuatu

Large Emblem

Vanuatu-China Relations

The Republic of Vanuatu and the People's Republic of China (PRC) established official diplomatic relations on March 26, 1982. China established an embassy in Vanuatu in 1989, while Vanuatu established an honorary consulate in China in 1999; it officially became an embassy in 2005. The current Ambassador of China in Vanuatu is Cheng Shuping. The current Ambassador of Vanuatu in China is former Minister of Finance Willie Jimmy.

The Chinese government officially considers that Vanuatu and China "have made tireless efforts and cooperation endeavors to promote and further strengthen friendship and cooperation for the benefit of {the two countries'} peoples and nations", and that China and Vanuatu "have smooth cooperation in economic, trade, agricultural, tourism, sports and other fields".

For its part, the government of Vanuatu officially considers that "China and Vanuatu have enjoyed a vibrant and long lasting relationship based on mutual understanding, friendship and genuine cooperation", and that "Vanuatu's relations with China and the adherence to the One-China policy are one of the fundamental pillars of Vanuatu's foreign policy".

n June 2009, Vanuatu's ambassador to China, Willie Jimmy, "call for China to have a foot firmly planted in the Pacific through Port Vila", a comment which -the Vanuatu Daily Post remarked- "no doubt caused ruffled feathers among other foreign diplomatic partners"

Economic relations

In 2006, Vanuatu signed an economic cooperation agreement with the PRC, whereby the latter was to assist Vanuatu's economic development, and remove tariffs on imports from Vanuatu. The PRC also added Vanuatu to its list of approved tourism destinations for Chinese tourists. Ni-Vanuatu trade minister James Bule said his country had also requested China's assistance "in supplying machines so we can establish a plant in Vanuatu to produce bio fuel"

In 2002, the countries' bilateral trade was worth €1.294 million, of which just over €1 million imported by Vanuatu from China, and over €200,000 imported by China from Vanuatu. Vanuatu imports Chinese garments, shoes, textiles, medicines, foods and light industrial products, while China imports ni-Vanuatu "plants to be used for killing insects and bacteria, as well as buttons and sown timber"

According to the government of Vanuatu, "China is recognized as one of Vanuatu's major development partners".