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'''China-East Timor''' relations were established shortly following [[East Timor]]'s independence on May 20, 2002.<ref name=":13">{{Cite book |last=Garlick |first=Jeremy |title=Advantage China: Agent of Change in an Era of Global Disruption |date=2024 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Academic]] |isbn=978-1-350-25231-8}}</ref>{{Rp|page=107}} However, [[China]] had established a representative office in [[Dili]] in 2000, when it was still under [[United Nations]] [[United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor|administration]].<ref name="Storey">[https://books.google.com/books?id=WO59snyW0HIC&dq=Chinese+government+%22representative+office%22+%22Dili%22+since+2001&pg=PA277 ''ASEAN and the Rise of China''], Ian Storey, Routledge, 2013, page 277</ref>
Sino-East Timor relations were established on May 20, 2002, when [[United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor|UN Administration]] of the Area was abolished, replaced by the [[Government of East Timor]].<ref name="Xinhua">"China, East Timor Establish Diplomatic Relations." Xinhua News Agency, 19 May 2002. Web. 24 August 2010. <http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-05/19/content_399826.htm>.</ref> However, the Chinese government has had an "ambassadorial-level representative office in [[Dili]]" since 2001.<ref name="MFAChina">"East Timor." 欢迎访问中华人民共和国外交部网站. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, 23 October 2003. Web. 24 August 2010. <http://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zzjg/yzs/gjlb/2706/>.</ref>


Since East Timor's independence, China has financed the construction of the Presidential Palace in [[Dili]], as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the residential headquarters of the [[Timor Leste Defence Force|Defence Force]].<ref name="ABCEveringham">[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/24/2992304.htm?section=justin "China, East Timor Strengthen Military Ties], Sara Everingham, [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], 24 August 2010</ref>
Since Timorese Independence, China has paid for the erection of the Presidential Palace in [[Dili]], as well as "the ministry of foreign affairs and the military residential headquarters".<ref name="ABCEveringham">Everingham, Sara. "China, East Timor Strengthen Military Ties - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)." ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 24 August 2010. Web. 24 August 2010. <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/24/2992304.htm?section=justin>.</ref> In 2003, Beijing signed a deal with the [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]], of which East Timor is a member, to increase trade and economic development among the countries.<ref name="leach">Leach, Michael. "TALKING PORTUGUESE: CHINA AND EAST TIMOR." Arena Magazine. Mary MacKillop East Timor Mission. Australia –East Timor Association. Web. <http://www.mmiets.org.au/news/documents/Leach_Talking_Portuguese.pdf>.</ref> According to Ian Storey of the Jamestown Foundation, President of East Timor [[Xanana Gusmão]] has called China "a “reliable friend” and had committed East Timor to a [[One China policy]]"<ref name="storey">Storey, Ian. "China and East Timor: Good, but Not Best Friends." Association for Asia Research, 15 August 2006. Web. 24 August 2010. <http://www.asianresearch.org/articles/2920.html>.</ref>


East Timor and China both participate in the multi-lateral group [[Forum Macao]], which China formed in 2003 to increase economic and commercial cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries.<ref name=":32">{{Cite book |last=Shinn |first=David H. |title=China's Relations with Africa: a New Era of Strategic Engagement |last2=Eisenman |first2=Joshua |date=2023 |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |isbn=978-0-231-21001-0 |location=New York |author-link=David H. Shinn}}</ref>{{Rp|page=62}}
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There is also increased military cooperation between the two countries, with the 2008 purchase of two [[Type 062 class gunboat|Shanghai-Class]] [[patrol boats]] from a Chinese company.<ref name="ABCEveringham"/><ref name="SMHBoats">Murdoch, Lindsay. "Relations Strained as East Timor Buys Chinese Navy Boats." Sydney Morning Herald - Business & World News Australia | Smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June 2010. Web. 24 August 2010. <http://www.smh.com.au/world/relations-strained-as-east-timor-buys-chinese-navy-boats-20100606-xn5y.html>.</ref> These boats will originally be manned by Chinese sailors, while the Chinese train the Timorese to guard their coasts.<ref name="SMHBoats"/> On top of this, China has signed a contract providing $9 million toward the building of a new headquarters for the military in East Timor.<ref name="ABCEveringham"/>

In 2003, Beijing signed a deal with the [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]], of which East Timor is a member, to increase trade and economic development among the countries.<ref name="leach">[http://cultura.gov.tl/sites/default/files/MLeach_Talking_portuguese_2007_08.pdf Talking Portuguese: China and East Timor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043054/http://cultura.gov.tl/sites/default/files/MLeach_Talking_portuguese_2007_08.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}, Michael Leach, ''[[Arena (Australian publishing co-operative)|Arena]]'', December–January 2007/08</ref>

East Timor's dismissal of hundreds of soldiers resulted in demonstrations and then riots in [[Dili]], prompting the Chinese embassy to shelter and then evacuate Chinese citizens.<ref name=":05">{{Cite book |last=Meng |first=Wenting |title=Developmental Peace: Theorizing China's Approach to International Peacebuilding |date=2024 |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |isbn=9783838219073 |series=Ibidem |pages=}}</ref>{{Rp|page=79}}

In 2006, the then [[President of East Timor|President]] [[Xanana Gusmão]] called China "a “reliable friend” and had committed East Timor to a [[One China policy]]."<ref name="storey">[http://www.asianresearch.org/articles/2920.html "China and East Timor: Good, but Not Best Friends"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175339/http://www.asianresearch.org/articles/2920.html |date=2015-09-23 }}, Ian Storey, Association for Asia Research, 15 August 2006</ref>

In 2014, the two countries issued a joint communiqué reaffirming that East Timor recognised the Government of the People's Republic of China as "the sole lawful Government representing the whole of China", that [[Taiwan]] was "an inalienable part of the Chinese territory", and that East Timor would not establish "any form of official relationship or conduct any form of official contacts" with [[Taiwan]].<ref>[http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=9967&lang=en Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Establishing Comprehensive Partnership of Good-neighbourly Friendship, Mutual Trust and Mutual Benefit], Minister of State and of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and Official Spokesperson for the Government of Timor-Leste, April 14, 2014</ref>

When East Timor was under [[Portuguese Timor|Portuguese rule]], [[Taiwan]], as the "Republic of China", had a Consulate in [[Dili]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9qkcAAAAMAAJ&q=portuguese+timor ''Taiwan Trade Directory''], Importers & Exporters Association of Taipei, 1975, page C-6</ref> However, when [[Fretilin]] unilaterally declared the territory's independence as the Democratic Republic of East Timor, on 28 November 1975, the People's Republic of China was one of the few countries in the world to recognise the new state.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC&dq=East+Timor%2C+the+People%27s+Republic+of+China++recognise+1975&pg=PA428 ''The Far East and Australasia 2003''], Europa Publications, page 428</ref>

Following the [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor|Indonesian invasion]] on 7 December 1975, China, as a permanent member of the [[UN Security Council]], supported [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 384]] deploring the invasion, upholding the territory's right to [[self-determination]] and calling on Indonesia to withdraw.<ref>[https://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/384(1975) United Nations Security Council Resolution 384]</ref>

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There is also increased military cooperation between the two countries, with the 2008 purchase of two [[Type 062 class gunboat|Shanghai-Class]] [[patrol boats]] from a Chinese company.<ref name="ABCEveringham"/><ref name="SMHBoats">[http://www.smh.com.au/world/relations-strained-as-east-timor-buys-chinese-navy-boats-20100606-xn5y.html Relations Strained as East Timor Buys Chinese Navy Boats], ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', Lindsay Murdoch, 7 June 2010</ref> These boats were initially to be crewed by Chinese sailors, while the Chinese trained the Timorese to guard their coasts.<ref name="SMHBoats"/> In addition, China signed a contract providing US$9 million toward the building of a new headquarters for the military in East Timor.<ref name="ABCEveringham"/>


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China-East Timor relations were established shortly following East Timor's independence on May 20, 2002.[1]: 107  However, China had established a representative office in Dili in 2000, when it was still under United Nations administration.[2]

Since East Timor's independence, China has financed the construction of the Presidential Palace in Dili, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the residential headquarters of the Defence Force.[3]

East Timor and China both participate in the multi-lateral group Forum Macao, which China formed in 2003 to increase economic and commercial cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries.[4]: 62 

In 2003, Beijing signed a deal with the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, of which East Timor is a member, to increase trade and economic development among the countries.[5]

East Timor's dismissal of hundreds of soldiers resulted in demonstrations and then riots in Dili, prompting the Chinese embassy to shelter and then evacuate Chinese citizens.[6]: 79 

In 2006, the then President Xanana Gusmão called China "a “reliable friend” and had committed East Timor to a One China policy."[7]

In 2014, the two countries issued a joint communiqué reaffirming that East Timor recognised the Government of the People's Republic of China as "the sole lawful Government representing the whole of China", that Taiwan was "an inalienable part of the Chinese territory", and that East Timor would not establish "any form of official relationship or conduct any form of official contacts" with Taiwan.[8]

When East Timor was under Portuguese rule, Taiwan, as the "Republic of China", had a Consulate in Dili.[9] However, when Fretilin unilaterally declared the territory's independence as the Democratic Republic of East Timor, on 28 November 1975, the People's Republic of China was one of the few countries in the world to recognise the new state.[10]

Following the Indonesian invasion on 7 December 1975, China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, supported United Nations Security Council Resolution 384 deploring the invasion, upholding the territory's right to self-determination and calling on Indonesia to withdraw.[11]

There is also increased military cooperation between the two countries, with the 2008 purchase of two Shanghai-Class patrol boats from a Chinese company.[3][12] These boats were initially to be crewed by Chinese sailors, while the Chinese trained the Timorese to guard their coasts.[12] In addition, China signed a contract providing US$9 million toward the building of a new headquarters for the military in East Timor.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Garlick, Jeremy (2024). Advantage China: Agent of Change in an Era of Global Disruption. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-350-25231-8.
  2. ^ ASEAN and the Rise of China, Ian Storey, Routledge, 2013, page 277
  3. ^ a b c "China, East Timor Strengthen Military Ties, Sara Everingham, ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 24 August 2010
  4. ^ Shinn, David H.; Eisenman, Joshua (2023). China's Relations with Africa: a New Era of Strategic Engagement. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-21001-0.
  5. ^ Talking Portuguese: China and East Timor Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Michael Leach, Arena, December–January 2007/08
  6. ^ Meng, Wenting (2024). Developmental Peace: Theorizing China's Approach to International Peacebuilding. Ibidem. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9783838219073.
  7. ^ "China and East Timor: Good, but Not Best Friends" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Ian Storey, Association for Asia Research, 15 August 2006
  8. ^ Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Establishing Comprehensive Partnership of Good-neighbourly Friendship, Mutual Trust and Mutual Benefit, Minister of State and of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and Official Spokesperson for the Government of Timor-Leste, April 14, 2014
  9. ^ Taiwan Trade Directory, Importers & Exporters Association of Taipei, 1975, page C-6
  10. ^ The Far East and Australasia 2003, Europa Publications, page 428
  11. ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 384
  12. ^ a b Relations Strained as East Timor Buys Chinese Navy Boats, Sydney Morning Herald, Lindsay Murdoch, 7 June 2010
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