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China on Thursday opened its new embbady in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, after the impoverished Sahelian state paralyzed Taiwan by changing its diplomatic ties with Beijing.
The official opening included the unveiling of a plaque in an upscale hotel is currently temporarily hosted while a new building is being built to build it
"Today is a historic day, "said Deputy Prime Minister Hu Chunhua, who led a large delegation to Ouagadougou to oversee the event.
the Embbady of the People's Republic of China in Burkina Faso is open, "Hu said, describing the mission as" the engine of Sino-Burkinabe friendship. "
" Burkina Faso Faso is honored to welcome you to its soil … after an interruption of 24 years, "said Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba, in response.
The opening of the embbady" is a sign It is of great importance that the highest authorities of Burkina Faso and China attach to the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. "
With the exception of eSwatini – the new name for Swaziland – Burkina Faso was the last African state to maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan
Taipei has been competing with Beijing for international recognition since the creation of the People's Republic in 1949. [19659002TheNationalistspulledouttobearenegadeprovinceandToisolateinternationallyisakeyobjective
On May 24, Burkina Faso announced that it was breaking ties with Taiwan because of "changes in the world (and) the current socio-economic challenges facing our country."
The immediate resignation of his Foreign Minister, Joseph Wu. The island has only 18 diplomatic allies in the world.
The diplomatic offensive of China south of the Sahara has gone hand in hand with lavish infrastructure projects and huge resource purchase contracts.
Chinese teams have already arrived in Burkina Faso to work on cooperation projects. A big hospital in Bobo-Dioulbado, the second largest city in the country.
Before leaving on Friday, Hu is expected to meet with President Roch Christian Kabore and invite him to make his first official visit to China in September. Summit of Africa
18 million landlocked country. inhabitants on the southern bank of the Sahara, Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world
. 2016.
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