Relations Morocco and China are seeking to achieve growth in relations. During the reception of the Crown Prince of Morocco: “Prince Hassan” to the Chinese President: “Xi Ji Ping”, the two parties discussed a broader plan to diversify an economic and trade partnership. Away from the European Union, which accounts for 60% of Morocco’s trade. One of the most prominent economic projects in which the Kingdom seeks to partner with China is the launch of the Moroccan-Nigerian gas pipeline, and the initiative to strengthen the access of the Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean. The visit of the Chinese president comes after attending the “G20 Summit” in Brazil. Rabat is betting on Beijing for the success of projects, such as electric cars, railway projects. Other projects as part of Morocco’s readiness to organize the 2030 World Cup with Spain. And Portugal. The Moroccan Foreign Minister, Mr. Nasser Bourita, believes that the strategic partnership between the two countries has yielded tangible results, by doubling the volume of Chinese investment in Morocco 5 times from 2016 to 2023, while the volume of trade exchange doubled in the period.
The Chinese president’s visit said: The Crown Prince, Prince El Hassan, received at Casablanca Airport (west), the Chinese president, who is making a “short” visit to the Kingdom. The agency clarified that Prince Hassan’s reception of the Chinese president came on the instructions of the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI. The agency said that Prince El Hassan’s reception of the Chinese president came on the instructions of the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI. It stated that the visit reflects “the depth of friendship, cooperation and solidarity between the two peoples.” In May 2024, Bourita reviewed with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, in their meeting in Beijing, “the recent initiatives announced by King Mohammed VI, especially those aimed at promoting stability, security and economic prosperity for African countries. Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, and the initiative to promote the access of the Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean. An international for King Mohammed VI, for the Sahel countries to benefit from the Atlantic Ocean.
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita also reviewed the “strategic project of the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline, which aspires to strengthen regional integration and stimulate economic development along the African Atlantic coast.” and abroad.” The agreement is due to the launch of the gas pipeline project linking Morocco and Nigeria, during the state visit of King Mohammed VI to Nigeria, in December 2016. The pipeline will pass through Benin, Togo, Ghana and Kot Devoir, Liberia and Sierra Leone, in addition to Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania. He will cross from it to Europe. Visits and agreements have recently witnessed visits between officials of the two countries, during which agreements were signed in various sectors. Last June, ways to enhance tourism cooperation between the two countries also rose more than 50% and made China the third largest trading partner of the Kingdom (agencies), when the Moroccan Minister of Industry, Riad Mazour, received in March 2024, Chinese Trade Minister Wang Wentau, who visited Morocco between February 29 and March 2024. Commercial for the Kingdom and its first partner in Asia, with a total volume of 7.6 billion dollars in exchanges in 2022. Minerals, with industry stake a 52% stake. According to the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more than 80 joint ventures with China or Chinese companies are active in the country. High-level on “Support Industrialization in Africa, Agriculture Modernization, and Green Development on the Way of Modernization”. The volume of trade between China and Africa amounted to about $177 billion in the first half of this year, according to Chinese media.
