China–Seychelles relations
[1]: 348 China began providing Seychelles with diplomatic aide in 1977, including things such as constructing a poly-technical school and developing housing project in Les Mamelles.In 2002, China exported US$1.48 million worth of goods, while importing only $100,000 from Seychelles.The current Chinese ambassador to Seychelles is Wang Weiguo,[2] who heads the embassy in Saint Louis, on the island of Mahe.[3] In its foreign relations, Seychelles maximizes the benefits it receives from both China and India by taking advantage of those two countries' rivalry with respect to the strategic waterway in which Seychelles exists.[1]: 47 From 2000 to 2011, there are approximately 16 Chinese official development finance projects identified in Seychelles through various media reports.