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181 countries with which China has established diplomatic relations (including two quasi-sovereign states)

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Asian countries (46)

Afghanistan: January 20, 1955 – present

Armenia: April 6, 1992 – present

Azerbaijan: April 2, 1992 – present

Bahrain: April 18, 1989 – present

Bangladesh: October 4, 1975 – present

Brunei: September 30, 1991 – present

Cambodia: July 19, 1958 – present

Cyprus: December 14, 1971 – present

East Timor: May 20, 2002 – present

Georgia: June 9, 1992 – present

India: April 1, 1950 – present

Indonesia: April 13, 1950 – October 30, 1967; August 8, 1990 – present

Iran: August 16, 1971 – present

Iraq: August 25, 1958 – present

Israel: January 24, 1992 – present

Japan (Japan): September 29, 1972—now

Jordan: April 7, 1977 – present

Kazakhstan: January 3, 1992 – present

Kuwait: 22 March 1971 – present

Kyrgyzstan: January 5, 1992 – present

Laos: April 25, 1961 – present

Lebanon: November 9, 1971 – present

Malaysia: 31 May 1974 – present

Maldives: October 14, 1972 – present

Mongolia: October 16, 1949 – present

Myanmar: June 8, 1950 – present

Nepal: August 1, 1955 – present

North Korea: October 6, 1949 – present

Oman: May 25, 1978 – present

Pakistan: May 21, 1951 – present

Palestine: November 20, 1988 – present

Philippines: June 9, 1975 – present

Qatar: July 9, 1988 – present

South Korea: August 24, 1992 – present

Saudi Arabia: July 21, 1990 – present

Singapore: 3 October 1990 – present

Sri Lanka: February 7, 1957 – present

Syria: August 1, 1956 – present

Tajikistan: January 4, 1992 – present

Thailand: July 1, 1975 – present

Turkey: August 4, 1971 – present

Turkmenistan: January 6, 1992 – present

United Arab Emirates: November 1, 1984 – present

Uzbekistan: January 2, 1992 – present

Vietnam: January 18, 1950 – present

Yemen: September 24, 1956 – present

European countries (43)

Albania: November 23, 1949 – present

Andorra: June 29, 1994 – present

Austria: May 28, 1971 – present

Belarus: January 20, 1992 – present

Belgium: October 25, 1971 – present

Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 April 1995 – present

Bulgaria: October 4, 1949 – present

Croatia: 13 May 1992 – present

Czech Republic: October 6, 1949 – present

Denmark: 11 May 1950 – present

Estonia: September 11, 1991 – present

Finland: October 28, 1950 – present

France: 27 January 1964 – present

Germany: October 11, 1972 – present

Greece: June 5, 1972 – present

Hungary: October 6, 1949 – present

Iceland: December 8, 1971 – present

Ireland: June 22, 1979 – present

Italy: November 6, 1970 – present

Latvia: 12 September 1991 – present

Liechtenstein: September 14, 1950 – present

Lithuania: 14 September 1991 – present[10]

Luxembourg: November 16, 1972 – present

North Macedonia[2] October 12, 1993 – February 8, 1999; June 18, 2001 – present

Malta: January 31, 1972 – present

Moldova: January 30, 1992 – present

Monaco: January 16, 1995 – present

Montenegro: July 6, 2006 – present

Netherlands: 18 May 1972 – present

Norway: October 5, 1954 – present

Poland: October 7, 1949 – present

Portugal: February 8, 1979 – present

Romania: October 5, 1949 – present

Russia: October 2, 1949 – present

San Marino: May 6– present, 1971

Serbia: January 2, 1955 – present

Slovakia: October 6, 1949 – present

Slovenia: 12 May 1992 – present

Spain: March 9, 1973 – present

Sweden: 9 May 1950 – present

Switzerland: 14 September 1950 – present

Ukraine: January 4, 1992 – present

United Kingdom: March 13, 1972—now

African Countries (53)

Algeria: December 20, 1958 – present

Angola: January 12, 1983 – present

Benin: November 12, 1964 – January 9, 1966; December 29, 1972 – present

Botswana: January 6, 1975 – present

Burkina Faso: 15 September 1973 – 4 February 1994; May 26–2018[3]

Burundi: December 21, 1963—January 29, 1965; October 13, 1971—now

Cameroon: March 26, 1971 – present

Cape Verde: April 25, 1976 – present

Central African Republic: September 29, 1964—January 1, 1966; August 20, 1976—July 8, 1991; January 29, 1998—now

Chad: November 28, 1972—August 12, 1997; August 6, 2006—now

Comoros: November 13, 1975 – present

The Congo: February 22– present, 1964[13]

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Diplomatic relations were established on February 20, 1961, but interrupted on September 18. Relations were normalized on November 24, 1972. [12]

Côte d'Ivoire: 2 March 1983 – present

Djibouti: January 8, 1979 – present

Egypt: May 30, 1956 – present

Equatorial Guinea: October 15, 1970 – present

Eritrea: May 24, 1993 – present

Ethiopia: November 24, 1970 – present

Gabon: April 20, 1974 – present

Gambia: December 14, 1974 – July 25, 1995; March 17, 2016 – present

Ghana: July 5, 1960 – October 20, 1966; February 25, 1972 – present[11]

Guinea: October 4, 1959 – present

Guinea-Bissau: 15 March 1974 – 31 May 1990 April 23, 1998 – present

Kenya: December 14, 1963 – present

Lesotho: April 30, 1983 – April 7, 1990; January 12, 1994 – present

Liberia: February 17, 1977 – October 10, 1989; August 10, 1993 - September 9, 1997; October 12, 2003 – present

Libya: August 9, 1978 – present

Madagascar: November 6, 1972 – present

Malawi: December 28, 2007 – present

Mali: October 25, 1960 – present

Mauritania: July 19, 1965 – present

Mauritius: 15 April 1972 – present

Morocco: November 1, 1958 – present

Mozambique: June 25, 1975 – present

Namibia: March 22, 1990 – present

Niger: July 20, 1974 – July 30, 1992; August 19, 1996 – present

Nigeria: February 10, 1971 – present

Rwanda: November 12, 1971 – present

Senegal: December 7, 1971 – January 9, 1996; October 25, 2005 – present

Seychelles: June 30, 1976 – present

Sierra Leone: July 29, 1971 – present

Sao Tome and Principe: July 12, 1975 – July 11, 1997; December 26, 2016 – present

Somalia: December 14, 1960 – present

South Africa: January 1, 1998 – present

South Sudan: July 9, 2011 – present

Sudan: February 4, 1959 – present

Tanzania: April 26, 1964 – present

Togo: September 19, 1972 – present

Tunisia: 10 January 1964 – 26 September 1967; October 8, 1971 – present

Uganda: October 18, 1962 – present

Zambia: October 29, 1964 – present

Zimbabwe: April 18, 1980 – present

North American countries (16)

Antigua and Barbuda: January 1, 1983 – present

Bahamas: May 23, 1997 – present

Barbados: May 30, 1977 – present

Canada: October 13, 1970 – present

Costa Rica: June 1, 2007 – present

Cuba: September 28, 1960 – present

The Dominican Republic: May 1– 2018[4]

Dominica: March 23, 2004 – present

El Salvador[5] August 21, 2018 – present

Grenada: October 1, 1985 – August 7, 1989; January 20, 2005 – present

Jamaica: November 21, 1972 – present

Mexico: February 14, 1972 – present

Nicaragua December 7, 1985 – November 9, 1990[9] December 10, 2021 – Present[8]

Panama: June 13, 2017 – present

Trinidad and Tobago: June 20, 1974 – present

United States: January 1, 1979 – present

South American countries (11)

Argentina: February 19, 1972 – present

Bolivia: July 9, 1985 – present

Brazil: August 15, 1974 – present

Chile: December 15, 1970 – present

Colombia: February 7, 1980 – present

Ecuador: January 2, 1980 – present

Guyana: June 27, 1972 – present

Peru: November 2, 1971 – present

Suriname: May 28, 1976 – present

Uruguay: February 3, 1988 – present

Venezuela: June 28, 1974 – present

Oceania countries (12)

Australia: December 21, 1972 – present

Cook Islands: July 25, 1997 – present

Fiji: November 5, 1975 – present

Federated States of Micronesia: September 11, 1989 – present

Kiribati: June 25, 1980 – November 29, 2003; September 27, 2019 – Present[1]

New Zealand: December 22, 1972 – present

Niue: December 12, 2007 – present

Papua New Guinea: October 12, 1976 – present

Samoa: November 6, 1975 – present

Solomon Islands: September 21, 2019 – present[6]

Tonga: November 2, 1998 – present

Vanuatu: March 26– present, 1982[7]

Note: The above countries are sorted alphabetically.

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