1. Political Relations:
China and Libya established diplomatic relations in Aug. 1978. Since then, the cooperation of the two countries in various fields has developed continuously. They support each other in international affairs and share a common understanding on Human Rights and other major questions. Libya sticks to One China policy on the question of Taiwan.
Important Bilateral Exchange of Visits:
Chinese Side Libyan Side
Year Leader year Leader
1984 Vice Premier Li Peng 1970 Libya's second leading post Jalloud
1984 Minister of Civil Affairs Cui Naifu 1978 Jalloud came to China to sign the Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
1985 Vice Premier Tian Jiyuan 1992 Jalloud
1987 Vice Chairman of NPC Standing Commitee Wang Renzhong 1982 Secretary of the General People's Committee ?Prime Minister ?Talhi
1989 Minister of Health Chen Minzhang 1982 Gaddafi
1990 Head of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the CPC Zhu Liang 1985 Foreign Minister Tyeiki
1991 Vice Foreign Minister Yang Fuchang 1985 Secretary for Affairs of the People's Committee of the General People's Congress ?Deputy Speaker of Parliament?Hijazi
1994 State Councilor and Secretary--General of the State Council Luo Gan 1986 Gaddafi's Special Envoy Obeidi
1996 Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen 1992 the Government's Special Envoy al-Muntasser
1997 Vice Foreign Minister Tian Zengpei 1992 Secretary-General of the Government Golyani and Vice Foreign Minister Haiyari
Oct. 1998 Vice Chairman of NPC Standing Committee Tomur Dawamat 1993 1994 1995 Foreign Minister al-Muntasser
Aug. 1999 Vice Minister of State Economic and Trade commission Chen Bangzhu 1995 Vice Foreign Minister Armir
Sep. 1999 Vice Foreign Minister Ji Peiding 1996 Speaker of Parliament Zinati, accompanied by Vice Foreign Minister Armir
Nov. 2000 Vice Chairman of CPPCC Yang Rudai May 1998 Vice Foreign Minister Mujibel
Nov. 2000 Minister of International Department of CPC Central Committee Dai Bingguo
August 1999 Gaddafi?s Special envoy and Foreign Minister al-Muntasser
Jan. 2001 Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan Feb. 2000 Secretary of Economic and Trade Relations of the General People?s Committee (Minister) Abdol Hafeez Mahmoud Elzelitni
May 2000 Foreign Minister Abdul Rahman Mohamed Shalgam
Oct. 2000 Foreign Secretary of the General Committee
Oct. 2000 Foreign Minister Abdul Rahman Mohamed Shalgam attended the Ministerial Conference of China Africa Forum.
2. Economic and Trade Relations:
The two countries signed the first trade agreement and the agreement of cooperation on economy, science and technology in Aug.1978, which came to force in Oct.1982. Also in Oct.1982, the two countries signed the Agreement on Establishment of Sino-Libyan Joint Committee on Economic, Trade, Scientific and Technological Cooperation, and Sino-Libyan Mutual Cooperation Program .
Sino-Libyan Joint Committee:
session time place Chairman of
Chinese Side Chairman of
Libyan Side
1 Nov.
1983 Beijing Railways Minister Chen Puru Secretary of the General People's Committee for Communications and Sea Transportation Al Bukhari Salem Huda
2 Mar.
1985 Tripoli Railways Minister Chen Puru
3 Jan.
1988 Beijing Minister of Economy and Trade Zheng Tuobin Secretary of the General People's Committee for Communications and Sea Transportation Embarak Al Shamekh
4 Feb.
1992 Tripoli Minister of Chemical Industry Gu Xiulian Secretary of the General People's Committee for Strategic Industries Jad Allah Azouz Al Talahi
5 Jun.
1994 Beijing Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation Wu Yi Secretary of the General People's Committee for Industries and Minerals Fathi Ben Shatwah
6 Aug.
1999 Tripoli Vice Director of State Economic and Trade Commisson Chen Bangzhu Minister of Industries and Minerals Muftah Azzouz
Bilateral Trade Volume : The trade volume of the two countries in 2000 was US$ 77.37 million. Chinese export was $ 52.309 million and Chinese import was $ 25.061 million.
Economic and Technological Cooperation
The mutually beneficial business cooperation between China and Libya started in 1981. Chinese companies entered Libya successively to make contracts in labour service market in construction sites and infrastructure projects.
3. Cooperation in Public Health, Culture and Science Technology:
In 1982, China and Libya signed an ?Agreement Concerning the Sending of Medical Teams by China to Libya?. The Chinese Medical Teams went to work in Libya from 1983 to 1994. In 1985, the two countries signed an agreement on cultural cooperation. In 1990, a Note on scientific and technological cooperation was signed. In 2001, a programme on implementation of cultural and information cooperation from 2001 to 2004 was signed.
The Lockerbie Question
In Nov. 1991,the Uniterd States, Britain and France accused Libyan information personnel of plotting the explosion of two aircrafts of Pan-American airlines and French United Airlines. In Jan. 1992 and Nov. 1993, the three countries had the UN Security Council adopt Resolutions 73, 748 and 883 sucessively. The Resolution called for the handing over of aircraft explosion suspects to the United States and Britain for trial, called on Libya to give up terrorism and applied air, military and diplomatic sanctions against Libya. They also decided to freeze the overseas assets of the Libyan government and enterprises, Prohibit the export of oil refinery installations to Libya, immediately close down Libyan civil aviation offices in various countries and ban the supply of aircraft parts to and any business dealings with Libya. Among other things, the Resolutions also dicided to review the question of sanctions against Libya every 120 days. Since Aug. 1992, the UN Security Council, in every review of the Libya Question, has maintained sanctions against Libya.
