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Malawi sent a delegation of four representatives to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Diplomatic relations between China and Antigua and Barbuda were established on January 1, 1983, less than two years after the Caribbean nation's independence, under Deng Xiaoping and Prime Minister Vere Bird, respectively. Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been smooth since then, as China supported Antigua and Barbuda's bid to join the United Nations. As of 2002, Chinese exports to Antigua and Barbuda were valued at $1,885,050 while China imported $1,064,950 worth of goods. The current Chinese ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda is Chen Ligang, appointed in 2007, and his counterpart is Ambassador David Shoul.
Diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago were established on 20 June 1974. The Chinese government established an embassy in Port of Spain in April 1975, with Trinidad and Tobago establishing their own embassy in Beijing on 26 February 2014. Prime Minister Eric Williams was the first Trinidadian head of government to visit China in 1974. In 2002, the trade balance between the two countries was US$47.15 million, with China exporting all but $4.81 million of that. The current Chinese ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago is Mr. Yang Youming.
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Eunice Kazembe was a Malawian politician who was appointed Minister of Industry and Trade in the cabinet of Malawi in 2009. On 26 April 2012 President Joyce Banda named her new cabinet. Kazembe became minister of Education.
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There is a small community of Chinese people in Malawi made up largely of entrepreneurs and merchants running an estimated 140 businesses across Malawi in 2012.
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- ↑ Chinese Ambassadors to Malawi, , 驻马拉维共和国历任大使
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