China–Iceland relations

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China-Iceland relations
Map indicating locations of China and Iceland

China

Iceland

China – Iceland relations are foreign relations between China and Iceland. Diplomatic relations between them were established on December 8, 1971. China has an embassy in Reykjavík.[1] Iceland has an embassy in Beijing and an honorary counsulate in Hong Kong.[2]

History

In May 1972, China assigned the first resident ambassador to Iceland. In 1995, Iceland set up its embassy in Beijing and assigned its first resident ambassador to China. In December 1995, China resumed the practice of sending resident ambassadors to Iceland (between 1983 and 1995, the Chinese ambassador to Copenhagen, Denmark was also accredited to Iceland).

In 2010 Enex, an Icelandic firm, signed an agreement on digging for geothermal energy in Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi, China.[3]

In 2011 Chinese tycoon Huang Nubo offered to buy Grímsstaðir in North-East Iceland. The deal fell through.[4]

In 2013 Iceland signed an free trade agreement with China. This was the first Chinese free trade agreement with a European country.[5]

References

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