Austria-China relations
Map indicating locations of Austria and China

Austria
China

Austria-China relations, also known as Austro-Chinese or Sino-Austrian relations, are the bilateral relations between Austria and China. Austria holds an embassy in Beijing, and China holds an embassy in Vienna. Austria officially recognized the People's Republic of China on 28 May 1971.[1]

History

Embassy of Austria, Beijing
Embassy of China, Vienna

Austria-Hungary was a part of the Eight-Nation Alliance which put down the Boxer Rebellion, and as a signatory of the Boxer Protocol gained a concession in Tianjin alongside the other members of the alliance.[2] The concession would be regained by China with the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in World War I.

Belt and Road Initiative

In April 2018, Austria and China signed an agreement to advance cooperation, and for Austria to join the Belt and Road Initiative.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Schaufelbuehl, Janick Marina; Wyss, Marco; Zanier, Valeria (2019-01-01). Europe and China in the Cold War: Exchanges Beyond the Bloc Logic and the Sino-Soviet Split. BRILL. p. 33. doi:10.1163/9789004388123_003. ISBN 978-90-04-38812-3. S2CID 158272088.
  2. ↑ Sondhaus, Lawrence (1994). The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary, 1867–1918: Navalism, Industrial Development, and the Politics of Dualism. Purdue University Press. pp. 139–140. ISBN 1-55753-034-3.
  3. ↑ "China Focus: China, Austria agree to establish friendly strategic partnership - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
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