O incremento das relações económicas entre a Guiné-Bissau e a China: vantagens e benefícios

Abstract

In recent years, important transformations have stood out both at the international level, marked by the end of the Cold War and, consequently, the fall of the Berlin Wall, of socialism in the Guinean scenario, marked by the opening to multipartyism and the adaptation of the market economy, formalized by the 1984 constitution. Since the end of the Cold War, strategic-military concerns have receded from the scene of international discussions and other dimensions such as economic, political, social, among others, have started to occupy a large space on the international agenda. Debates on integration, cooperation, partnership, among others, polarize the agenda of States today, cooperation appears as one of the means and solution for exposing the image of different countries and one of the ways to expand the market across borders. the Increase in Economic Relations between China and Guinea-Bissau: Advantages and Benefits, discusses the relations that this Asian country develops with Guinea-Bissau in this sector, the main objective aims to analyze the economic evolution of this African country since the years 2000 to 2022 resulting from this cooperation partnership, and also try to identify the sectors that benefit most from the Asian giant's investment. The two countries have maintained diplomatic relations since the 1960s, the Chinese Communist Party (PCC) and the political leadership of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) had their first meetings in that decade, the rapprochement between the Party African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) and the Chinese Communist Party (PCC) focused on providing both political and ideological support with the aim of expelling the Portuguese colonizers from this African country. Relations between both countries became official after the independence of Guinea-Bissau in 1973. Since then, cooperative relations between both countries have grown significantly in different sectors, and China has supported Guinea-Bissau mainly in the sector's priorities with the aim of boosting the economy of this African country.