SOMALIA AND CHINA

One reason for Somaliland's optimism was the relative prosperity it enjoyed in the decade prior independence. During the 1950s, the Arabian oil boom generated an unprecedented demand for Somali livestock. The central towns of Hargeysa, Berbera, and Burco became the hubs of that trade, forming a triangle that would eventually become the core of economic development in the region. During the same period, in the Hawd region, the colonial authorities (in the person of engineer Jack Laurence5) built a chain of earth dams along the Ethiopian border to collect run-off water. These man-made depressions prolonged the period nomads could graze their livestock in the Hawd, and thus changed the face of the land forever. Permanent settlements began to appear, raising surplus livestock for export to Arabia through the markets of Somaliland's central economic hub. In the years following independence, this zone became increasingly specialized in the commercial production of livestock and related export services. The relative economic dominance of this central triangle, and its relationship with the Arabian livestock markets, has changed very little up to the present day. Since 1963, China has provided Somalia with various kinds of economic assistance. The main projects China has accomplished in Somalia are: National Theatre, the Hargeisa water supply project, Somalia Cigarette Manufactory, Somalia Banadir Hospital, Somalia Stadium, road between Beled Weyne and Burao, Barrouen Farm, Fanole Farm and a hydro-power station, etc.

China started to contract projects and labor cooperation in Somalia since 1982. From the year 1963 to 1980, trade between the two countries was conducted by means of keeping accounts and later changed to cash transaction. China's exports to Somalia are main light industrial products, textile, medicine, hardware and small-sized machinery, and main imports from Somali are myrrh, frankincense and leather, etc. The economic and trade agreements signed by the governments of China and Somalia were: the Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Somalia on Economic and Technological Cooperation 1963.

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[nasrarules]

wow my great grandfather was somalias first presidents advisor and he met with the chinese presedent long ago!

[socoro25]

@nasrarules ---- who is your Great Grandfather..?

[qureysh99]

what is bid deal for someone who was just ambassador? how ambassodors somalia had its un countable so Mr sonkor he was one of those ambasoodors and i'm just telling yu guys dont west yu time somalia was this and that so think abt hat we are now and how we create new somali people and the leaders in the past they are the one who create this shit and let us forget them and make again somalia!

[socoro25]

@qureysh99--Learn how to write before you start mention things that you dont have any ability to be amazing anyone with your wanna be Capitalism. catch up with world and stop choking your words with a tie whilst masturbating at the same time??...you sounds like auto asphyxiation to me...you shit hole...!

[nabadraadshe]

I have never heard of that name "SOKOROW"!!

[socoro25]

"nabadraadshe" Do Your Research, ask someone who has more knowledge about somalia 1959 till 1969. You just need to do one more experiment, be more judicious about your selection of Look for Information. or take the option of picture has 1000.00 words idea...

[MAILMAFIA]

this is war against us...... short and strong devil plan...... in 1977 the western said this ppl are dangerous and smart so if we dont dont something they will became powerful so the only way we can control them is killing eachother and destroy and country and it works so fare ..... so my bro and sis i feel sorry for you if you talk about qabil

[MAILMAFIA]

my brothers and sisters you talking about qabil an waqoye and confuur let me you... you dont learn from history and da past... i will tell u ... peace will never come till the end of time... the world want so and those arab who says the r our islam brothers they dont want use reunite .....the western the want reduce somalian population. we were be4 l18million and now 9,558,666 an wars will never stop till we get around 5 m and you talking about qabil

[knsom]

i hope somalia will be reunited soon inshaalaah

[nem700]

@waranish

that is not entirely somalia's fault. there are traitors in somalia no doubt, the warlords, but the main culprit is those who want to subjugate somalia in geopolitical interests. somalis have never bowed down, so thats why you see war in southern somalia for the past 20 years. this resistance to slavery is something to be proud of, no?

[nem700]

i like the songs you use. are they somalian?

[hudni001]

remember this my somalies this was when were one!! insha allah we will get there for peace

[Gangsteprincess]

I Want to know how Somalia use to be in the first times and what women and men wore at the time along with the children

[H4M4R]

One day somalia will be a great country who come together as one nation. I hope warlords will see where their real future lies and killing their brothers and sisters is not advantage for them. simply let's see how the world going forward and how we are waiting our enemy to come to us and solve our problems. Somalia, we are Muslims which means we should lead the world and get solutions for any difficult that we face. God bless Somalia! Amen.

[Reqrezentin]

@nasrarules

What is his name?

[waranish]

People and civilizations leap forward, not us we go back we went so backward you think we are in stone ages.. Being Somali is something to be ashamed of...