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China–Norway relations

April 12, 2024

People's Republic of China – Norway relations officially started on 7 October 1950 and shortly after established diplomatic missions on 5 October 1954[1][2]

China-Norwegian relations

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History edit

The first Norwegian diplomatic mission was founded 1851 during the union of Sweden and Norway. This was established in Guangzhou.[3] In 1853, a new vice consulate was set up in Shanghai. By 1863, Shanghai became the Consulate General and the branch in Guangzhou was relegated into a vice consulate.[3]

It was not until 1905 when Norway was split from the union with Sweden it had its own diplomatic mission in China.[3] A year later, the first official visit from the Qing Empire took place with Dai Hongci, chairman for the Imperial Court's Cultural Department.[3]

Recent Bilateral relations edit

The commencement of diplomatic relations between the two countries nearly 60 years ago has progressed from cultural and political exchanges to trade ties such as economy, industry and technology.[1]

In 2003, the volume of the bilateral trade between China and Norway was US$1.76 billion. Bilateral trade has steadily increased over the years.[1]

In 2008, the export value from Norway to China is $1.93 billion and exports from China to Norway were up to $5.43 billion.[4] In 2009, Norway's exports to China increased by 39 percent to a value of $2.28 billion.[4] Exports, consisting of equipment, chemicals, optical and medical appliances, have gone up.[4] China's exports to Norway amount to some $5.25 billion, increasing by 4.5 percent from last year.[4]

China's largest exports to Norway were ships, textiles and garments, and mechanical and electronic products.[1]

Norway's largest exports to China were crude oil, mechanical and electrical products, fertilizer, construction, mining equipment, factory and plant equipment, and salmon, as well as raw metals.[1][5][6]

2010: Nobel Peace Prize edit

Main article: 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

The Chinese-Norwegian relationship ran into a large setback in 2010 because the Norwegian parliament-appointed Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the prize to incarcerated Chinese human rights activist, Liu Xiaobo. China reacted strongly, saying that relations between their two countries had been damaged.[7][8][9][10] A planned meeting in Beijing between Norwegian Fisheries Minister Lisbeth Berg-Hansen and Chinese food control authorities was cancelled at the last minute, ostensibly because their counterparts had "other engagements"; Norwegian officials said that a meeting due to be held the same day between Berg-Hansen and the Chinese vice-minister for fisheries had been cancelled in reaction to the award. Elsewhere, performances of a Norwegian musical scheduled for the following month starring Alexander Rybak, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, also fell victim to the diplomatic fallout, according to the musical's composer.[11] In early December, Norway announced that its bilateral trade talks with China had been indefinitely put on hold. Haakon Hjelde, Norway's negotiator alleged the postponement was not directly linked to the award, but Henning Kristofferson, director of international relations of the BI Norwegian School of Management, was certain that this was a retaliatory move. He said that Beijing had been "very clear that the prize was a big mistake and that it would damage relations."[12]

2011 edit

Press secretary of Norway's foreign ministry (Hilde Steinfeld) confirmed in November 2011, the absence of bilateral talks during the last 12 months.[13]

The finance committee of Norway's parliament, cancelled its planned trip (studiereise) to China in spring 2012, after not having secured appointments with any leading government representatives of China.[14]

The newspaper Klassekampen wrote that Norwegian "war ships are being directed to Northern areas (nordområdene) because nations like Russia and China are showing increased interest for the natural resources of the North. – This is an important region for resources, and a number of nations are showing their interest there, but there is no imminent threat, says Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide".[15]

2013 edit

The standoff continues into 2013 with unofficial Chinese restrictions on Norwegian salmon and visas and China comparing Norway's action to a noose around the tiger's neck.[16]

2014 edit

A 22 April 2014 NRK article said that by not having Norwegian officials meet with Dalai Lama during his upcoming visit, "one sends a quite unfortunate signal, not only to Chinese authorities but to people in Tibet who are exposed to ever increasing repression".[17] A same day Dagbladet op-ed said that "We, as a nation, come across as being led by a president of parliament (and a Government?) that live by the moral [that] the brakkebaronene lived by during the war: Close the eyes for violations of human rights, forget the occupation, money trumphs [or decides]".[18]

2016 edit

Norway and China normalized its diplomatic and political bilateral relations, which had been frozen since 2010 when Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Peace Prize.[19]

2019 edit

In July 2019, the UN ambassadors from 22 nations, including Norway, signed a joint letter to the UNHRC condemning China's mistreatment of the Uyghurs as well as its mistreatment of other minority groups, urging the Chinese government to close the Xinjiang re-education camps.[20][21]

2023 edit

The bilateral relations of China and Norway has seen some improvements since the normalization in 2016. In talks held between former Chinese minister of foreign affairs Qin Gang and Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre in May 2023, Gang described Norway as a friendly country, and that there is a "massive potential for cooperation"[22] During the meeting it was also announced that the Norwegian passport would be eligible for longer stays of 72/144 hours in China without a Visa.[23] With the improving relations, the trade between the nations have grown significantly, with imports to Norway almost quadrupling. China is exporting, mainly high-tech goods, and Norway exporting mainly raw materials.[24]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "China and Norway". Mfa.gov.cn. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  2. ^ . Norway.cn. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d . Norway.cn. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d . Europe1china.com. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  5. ^ . Norway.cn. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. ^ . Norway.cn. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  7. ^ MacKinnon, Mark (9 October 2010). "Jailed dissident’s Nobel Peace Prize infuriates China". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  8. ^ Branigan, Tania (8 October 2010). "Liu Xiaobo Nobel win prompts Chinese fury". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  9. ^ Jiang, Steven (8 October 2010). "China blanks Nobel Peace prize searches". CNN. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  10. ^ Bagchi, Indrani (9 October 2010). . The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  11. ^ Deshayes, Pierre-Henry (12 October 2010). "China cancels Norwegian meetings, musical over Liu's Nobel" 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of Earth. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  12. ^ Fouche, Gwladys; Gibbs, Walter (30 November 2010). "China postpones Norway talks as Nobel tensions rise". Reuters. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  13. ^ http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/kina/artikkel.php?artid=10024175"En del samarbeidsområder fortsetter, men det har ikke vært bilaterale samtaler det siste året, forteller kommunikasjonsrådgiver Hilde Steinfeld."
  14. ^ http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/kina/artikkel.php?artid=10024175"Ingen ledere vil møte norske politikere ... Vi har lenge ønsket dette, men de har sagt at vi ikke kommer til å få til så mange møter. Da er det heller ikke noen vits å reise, sier Gunvor Eldegard (Ap). Hun er leder av finanskomiteens reisekomité. – Jørund Rytman (Frp) sier at komiteen valgte å skyve på studiereisen fra høsten 2011 til mars 2012 i håp om at forholdene skal normalisere seg, men så langt er det ingenting som tyder på at kineserne vil ta Norge inn igjen i varmen. Nå kan de ikke vente lenger. – Dette er jo veldig beklagelig. Kina spiller en dominerende rolle i verdensøkonomien. Derfor var det et ønske fra hele finanskomiteen å reise dit, sier Rytman, som også er medlem av reisekomiteen. – Høyres finanspolitiske talsmann Jan Tore Sanner tar kinesernes beslutning til etterretning. – Vi hadde en ambisjon om å reise dit, men tar til etterretning at det ikke lar seg gjøre. Ansvaret ligger på kinesiske myndigheter. Vi har ingenting å beklage."
  15. ^ "Forsvaret vil beskytte nord". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). 3 December 2011. p. 16. Forsvaret sender flere krigsskip til nordområdene fordi land som Russland og Kina viser økt interesse for naturressursene i nord. – Dette er jo en viktig ressursregion og en rekke land viser interesse for dette området, men det er ingen akutt trussel, sier forsvarsminister Espen Barth Eide.
  16. ^ Beam, Christopher (28 October 2013). "Why Is China Snubbing Norway?". www.realclearworld.com. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  17. ^ NRK (22 April 2014). "Amnesty: Uheldig Dalai-nei".
  18. ^ "Kronikk: Kapitulasjonspresidenten".
  19. ^ "Norway, China normalize ties after Nobel Peace Prize row". Reuters. 19 December 2016.
  20. ^ "Which Countries Are For or Against China's Xinjiang Policies?". The Diplomat. 15 July 2019.
  21. ^ "More than 20 ambassadors condemn China's treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang | Xinjiang". The Guardian. 11 July 2019.
  22. ^ Strømmen, Kjersti (12 May 2023). "Kina og Noreg i samtaler om Ukraina". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Kinas utenriksminister: "Norge kjenner altfor godt prisen for en kald krig"". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Ellevill import-boom fra Kina". www.kapital.no (in Norwegian). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

External links edit

  • Hellstrom, J. (2014) China’s Political Priorities in the Nordic Countries, Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)
  • Chinese Embassy in Norway (in Chinese)
  • (in Norwegian)

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People s Republic of China Norway relations officially started on 7 October 1950 and shortly after established diplomatic missions on 5 October 1954 1 2 China Norwegian relationsChina NorwayThe Chinese embassy in Oslo Norway Contents 1 History 2 Recent Bilateral relations 2 1 2010 Nobel Peace Prize 2 2 2011 2 3 2013 2 4 2014 2 5 2016 2 6 2019 2 7 2023 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe first Norwegian diplomatic mission was founded 1851 during the union of Sweden and Norway This was established in Guangzhou 3 In 1853 a new vice consulate was set up in Shanghai By 1863 Shanghai became the Consulate General and the branch in Guangzhou was relegated into a vice consulate 3 It was not until 1905 when Norway was split from the union with Sweden it had its own diplomatic mission in China 3 A year later the first official visit from the Qing Empire took place with Dai Hongci chairman for the Imperial Court s Cultural Department 3 Recent Bilateral relations editThe commencement of diplomatic relations between the two countries nearly 60 years ago has progressed from cultural and political exchanges to trade ties such as economy industry and technology 1 In 2003 the volume of the bilateral trade between China and Norway was US 1 76 billion Bilateral trade has steadily increased over the years 1 In 2008 the export value from Norway to China is 1 93 billion and exports from China to Norway were up to 5 43 billion 4 In 2009 Norway s exports to China increased by 39 percent to a value of 2 28 billion 4 Exports consisting of equipment chemicals optical and medical appliances have gone up 4 China s exports to Norway amount to some 5 25 billion increasing by 4 5 percent from last year 4 China s largest exports to Norway were ships textiles and garments and mechanical and electronic products 1 Norway s largest exports to China were crude oil mechanical and electrical products fertilizer construction mining equipment factory and plant equipment and salmon as well as raw metals 1 5 6 2010 Nobel Peace Prize edit Main article 2010 Nobel Peace Prize The Chinese Norwegian relationship ran into a large setback in 2010 because the Norwegian parliament appointed Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the prize to incarcerated Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo China reacted strongly saying that relations between their two countries had been damaged 7 8 9 10 A planned meeting in Beijing between Norwegian Fisheries Minister Lisbeth Berg Hansen and Chinese food control authorities was cancelled at the last minute ostensibly because their counterparts had other engagements Norwegian officials said that a meeting due to be held the same day between Berg Hansen and the Chinese vice minister for fisheries had been cancelled in reaction to the award Elsewhere performances of a Norwegian musical scheduled for the following month starring Alexander Rybak winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 also fell victim to the diplomatic fallout according to the musical s composer 11 In early December Norway announced that its bilateral trade talks with China had been indefinitely put on hold Haakon Hjelde Norway s negotiator alleged the postponement was not directly linked to the award but Henning Kristofferson director of international relations of the BI Norwegian School of Management was certain that this was a retaliatory move He said that Beijing had been very clear that the prize was a big mistake and that it would damage relations 12 2011 edit Press secretary of Norway s foreign ministry Hilde Steinfeld confirmed in November 2011 the absence of bilateral talks during the last 12 months 13 The finance committee of Norway s parliament cancelled its planned trip studiereise to China in spring 2012 after not having secured appointments with any leading government representatives of China 14 The newspaper Klassekampen wrote that Norwegian war ships are being directed to Northern areas nordomradene because nations like Russia and China are showing increased interest for the natural resources of the North This is an important region for resources and a number of nations are showing their interest there but there is no imminent threat says Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide 15 2013 edit The standoff continues into 2013 with unofficial Chinese restrictions on Norwegian salmon and visas and China comparing Norway s action to a noose around the tiger s neck 16 2014 edit A 22 April 2014 NRK article said that by not having Norwegian officials meet with Dalai Lama during his upcoming visit one sends a quite unfortunate signal not only to Chinese authorities but to people in Tibet who are exposed to ever increasing repression 17 A same day Dagbladet op ed said that We as a nation come across as being led by a president of parliament and a Government that live by the moral that the brakkebaronene lived by during the war Close the eyes for violations of human rights forget the occupation money trumphs or decides 18 2016 edit Norway and China normalized its diplomatic and political bilateral relations which had been frozen since 2010 when Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Peace Prize 19 2019 edit In July 2019 the UN ambassadors from 22 nations including Norway signed a joint letter to the UNHRC condemning China s mistreatment of the Uyghurs as well as its mistreatment of other minority groups urging the Chinese government to close the Xinjiang re education camps 20 21 2023 edit The bilateral relations of China and Norway has seen some improvements since the normalization in 2016 In talks held between former Chinese minister of foreign affairs Qin Gang and Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Store in May 2023 Gang described Norway as a friendly country and that there is a massive potential for cooperation 22 During the meeting it was also announced that the Norwegian passport would be eligible for longer stays of 72 144 hours in China without a Visa 23 With the improving relations the trade between the nations have grown significantly with imports to Norway almost quadrupling China is exporting mainly high tech goods and Norway exporting mainly raw materials 24 See also editNorway Taiwan relationsReferences edit a b c d e China and Norway Mfa gov cn 22 August 2011 Retrieved 29 September 2011 Norway China 55 year friendship Norway cn 30 October 2009 Archived from the original on 2 October 2011 Retrieved 29 September 2011 a b c d A Brief History of Sino Norwegian Diplomatic Relations Norway cn Archived from the original on 2 October 2011 Retrieved 29 September 2011 a b c d Speeding up Norway China Free Trade Negotiation Process Observer EUROPECHINA ECONOMIC amp TRADE OBSERVATION Europe1china com 25 January 2010 Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 Retrieved 29 September 2011 The Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Mr Trond Giske Visits China Norway cn 13 January 2010 Archived from the original on 7 July 2011 Retrieved 29 September 2011 Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry visits Guangdong Norway cn 14 June 2010 Archived from the original on 5 September 2011 Retrieved 29 September 2011 MacKinnon Mark 9 October 2010 Jailed dissident s Nobel Peace Prize infuriates China The Globe and Mail Retrieved 9 October 2010 Branigan Tania 8 October 2010 Liu Xiaobo Nobel win prompts Chinese fury The Guardian Retrieved 8 October 2010 Jiang Steven 8 October 2010 China blanks Nobel Peace prize searches CNN Retrieved 8 October 2010 Bagchi Indrani 9 October 2010 Nobel to Liu caps horrible year for China The Times of India Retrieved 9 October 2010 Deshayes Pierre Henry 12 October 2010 China cancels Norwegian meetings musical over Liu s Nobel Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Times of Earth Agence France Presse Retrieved 10 June 2011 Fouche Gwladys Gibbs Walter 30 November 2010 China postpones Norway talks as Nobel tensions rise Reuters Retrieved 10 June 2011 http www vg no nyheter utenriks kina artikkel php artid 10024175 En del samarbeidsomrader fortsetter men det har ikke vaert bilaterale samtaler det siste aret forteller kommunikasjonsradgiver Hilde Steinfeld http www vg no nyheter utenriks kina artikkel php artid 10024175 Ingen ledere vil mote norske politikere Vi har lenge onsket dette men de har sagt at vi ikke kommer til a fa til sa mange moter Da er det heller ikke noen vits a reise sier Gunvor Eldegard Ap Hun er leder av finanskomiteens reisekomite Jorund Rytman Frp sier at komiteen valgte a skyve pa studiereisen fra hosten 2011 til mars 2012 i hap om at forholdene skal normalisere seg men sa langt er det ingenting som tyder pa at kineserne vil ta Norge inn igjen i varmen Na kan de ikke vente lenger Dette er jo veldig beklagelig Kina spiller en dominerende rolle i verdensokonomien Derfor var det et onske fra hele finanskomiteen a reise dit sier Rytman som ogsa er medlem av reisekomiteen Hoyres finanspolitiske talsmann Jan Tore Sanner tar kinesernes beslutning til etterretning Vi hadde en ambisjon om a reise dit men tar til etterretning at det ikke lar seg gjore Ansvaret ligger pa kinesiske myndigheter Vi har ingenting a beklage Forsvaret vil beskytte nord Klassekampen in Norwegian 3 December 2011 p 16 Forsvaret sender flere krigsskip til nordomradene fordi land som Russland og Kina viser okt interesse for naturressursene i nord Dette er jo en viktig ressursregion og en rekke land viser interesse for dette omradet men det er ingen akutt trussel sier forsvarsminister Espen Barth Eide Beam Christopher 28 October 2013 Why Is China Snubbing Norway www realclearworld com THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Retrieved 29 October 2013 NRK 22 April 2014 Amnesty Uheldig Dalai nei Kronikk Kapitulasjonspresidenten Norway China normalize ties after Nobel Peace Prize row Reuters 19 December 2016 Which Countries Are For or Against China s Xinjiang Policies The Diplomat 15 July 2019 More than 20 ambassadors condemn China s treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang Xinjiang The Guardian 11 July 2019 Strommen Kjersti 12 May 2023 Kina og Noreg i samtaler om Ukraina NRK in Norwegian Nynorsk Retrieved 6 August 2023 Kinas utenriksminister Norge kjenner altfor godt prisen for en kald krig www vg no in Norwegian Bokmal 12 May 2023 Retrieved 6 August 2023 Ellevill import boom fra Kina www kapital no in Norwegian 30 March 2023 Retrieved 6 August 2023 External links editHellstrom J 2014 China s Political Priorities in the Nordic Countries Swedish Defence Research Agency FOI Chinese Embassy in Norway in Chinese Royal Norwegian Embassy in Norwegian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title China Norway relations amp oldid 1188103891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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