The following includes overseas stadiums and sports facilities that were either donated outright or built with financial assistance from the
Chinese government, typically in the form of grants, concessional loans, or other aid-linked financing in cooperation with the host country. • :
Friendship Stadium was built with Chinese help in 1982 • :
Stade du 4 Août was built with a total cost of 4 billion
CFA francs • :
Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex (2009) – A 5,000-seat indoor arena built in downtown Yaoundé as a gift from the Chinese government.
Limbe Stadium (2012) and
Kouekong Stadium (2016) in Bafoussam were both constructed by Chinese contractors with financing from concessional loans provided by the Export-Import Bank of China. • :The 15,000 seater
National Stadium (2013) construction by
Top International Engineering began in 2010 and ended in 2013, at a cost of 1.4 billion Cape Verdean escudos, funded by the Chinese government. • :
Barthélemy Boganda Stadium was built from 2003 to 2006 at a cost of 12 billion CFA and seats 20,000 spectators. • :A new 30,000 seater national stadium, to be named after
N'Garta Tombalbaye, is being built in
N'Djamena with total cost of 50 billion
CFA franc. • :Construction began in May 2025 on a China-aided stadium and swimming center. • :
Stade des Martyrs, opened in 1994 and was the second largest stadium at that time, was built by Chinese funds. • :
China State Construction Engineering was one of the companies which built various sport venues in
Brazzaville for Congolese preparation to host
2015 All-Africa Games which includes a 60,000 seater
main stadium, a multi-sports arena, and an indoor pool. • :
Djibouti City Stadium was built at the cost of 11 million USD between 1991 and 1993. • :
Estadio de Bata was built by
China Overseas Engineering Group in 2007.
Estadio de Malabo was also built with support from Chinese government. • :
Stade d'Angondjé, also called the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Stadium, was a gift from Chinese government. • :
Independence Stadium was a gift by Chinese government and built in 1984. • :
Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium (2008) and
Tamale Stadium (2008) were constructed with Chinese assistance, while
Baba Yara Stadium and
Accra Sports Stadium were renovated, all in preparation for the
2008 Africa Cup of Nations, supported by a soft loan of USD 31 million from the Chinese government.
Cape Coast Sports Stadium (2016), a 15,000-seat multipurpose venue built by China Jiangxi Corporation at a reported cost of USD 30 million, was officially handed over to the Ministry of Youth and Sports as one of Ghana’s largest China-aided infrastructure projects at the time. In March 2025, following a temporary CAF suspension of Ghana’s stadiums for international matches, the government announced plans to renovate the Cape Coast facility and designate it as the exclusive home venue for the
Black Stars. • :
Nongo Stadium is a 50,000 seater stadium finished in 2012 as a gift from Chinese government to the country. As Guinea was selected to host
2025 Africa Cup of Nations, an agreement was signed between two countries to further construct three more stadiums. • :
Estádio 24 de Setembro is built by China National Corporation For Overseas Economic Cooperation. The stadium was later refurbished with Chinese help. • :
Stade Olympique d'Ebimpé, a state-of-the-art stadium built for the
2023 Africa Cup of Nations, is considered one of Africa’s most technologically advanced football arenas. Designed with sweeping, spaceship-like curves and a roof that mimics an ocean wave, the stadium showcases elaborate architectural details including massive coliseum-style pillars and tricolour latticing reflecting the national flag. The project cost around £260 million ($330 million) and a large portion was funded by the Chinese government under its
Belt and Road Initiative, with construction managed by the
Beijing Construction Engineering Group. • :
Moi International Sports Centre, a facility which includes 60,000 seat stadium, 120-room hotel, and large swimming pool was built by the Chinese government as an assistance project in 1987 to enable Kenya host the
All Africa Games. Another Chinese government grant of 12.8 million USD provided funds for the refurbishment of the complex from 2010-2012 by Shengli Engineering Construction. • :
Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex was built in 1986 with Chinese funds. The stadium was later renovated with Chinese assistance. • :
Malawi National Stadium was opened in 2017 and costs USD 70 million which is funded by Chinese concessional loan. • :
Stade du 26 Mars was built by a Chinese construction firm for
2002 Africa Cup of Nations • :
Nouakchott Olympic Stadium was built in 1985 by Chinese government and later also renovated with Chinese funds in 2017. • :
Stade Anjalay (1991) – The 15,000-seat multi-use stadium was financed by the Chinese government through a RMB 35 million interest-free loan, which also covered the construction of two bridges. The loan carried no interest and included a ten-year grace period followed by a ten-year repayment term.
Côte d'Or National Sports Complex (2019) – The multi-sports complex at Saint Pierre was financed through a package of three RMB 50 million interest-free loans signed between 2012 and 2015, supplemented by a RMB 200 million Chinese government grant, for a total Chinese contribution of RMB 350 million. A formal exchange of notes was signed between the two governments on 8 November 2017. Construction was carried out by
China State Construction Engineering and the complex was completed in time to host the
2019 Indian Ocean Island Games. • :
Estádio do Zimpeto, the main venue for
2011 All-Africa Games, is built with US$ 70 million from Chinese government and can hold up to 42,000 spectators. • :Both the building of the
Stade Général Seyni Kountché and its renovation almost two decades later were funded by Chinese support. Initial construction was handled by the China National Corporation for Overseas Economic Cooperation and renovation construction was handled by the China Geo-Engineering Corporation. • :
Stade Amahoro (1988) - Construction of this aid project by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation started in 1984 and finished in 1988. During the
Rwandan genocide the stadium was the safety point which
Tutsis tried to escape to as it was secured by UN peacekeepers. • :
Leopold Senghor Stadium (1985) is a 60,000 seat stadium financed by the Chinese government. • :Swimming pool (1992) - The Chinese government assisted in the construction of a swimming pool in 1992 and would later also help out in the renovation of the pool in 2011, in time for the training of Seychellois athletes for the forthcoming Indian Ocean Islands Games. • :
National Stadium and
Bo Stadium (2014) • :
Mogadishu Stadium (1978) - The stadium seating a capacity of 35,000 was constructed by a Chinese construction firm. The structure has withstood the long conflict in Somalia, and serves as the staging base for the peacekeeping operations of
AMISOM and earlier to that was a base for
United Nations Operation in Somalia II, forming part of the backdrop of the events of
Black Hawk Down. • :A new 15,000 seater stadium in
Juba built with Chinese funding has been approved by South Sudanese government. • :
Uhuru Stadium enlargement (1969);
Amaan Stadium (1970);
Tanzania National Main Stadium (2007) - Construction work to enlarge the Dar es Salaam stadium was completed in June 1969 based on Chinese aid. The Amaan Stadium was constructed with Chinese aid in 1970 and underwent refurbishment again with Chinese assistance, reopening in 2010. • :
Stade de Kégué is built in 2000 by funds from Chinese government. • :
Mandela National Stadium (1997) - The 40,000 seat stadium opened in 1997 as a donation by the Chinese government. Another grant by the Chinese government of 3 million in 2011 funded a facelift for the stadium. • :Chinese firms are involved in building
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium and
National Heroes Stadium together with the refurbishment of
Independence Stadium. • :Chinese government funded both the building of
National Sports Stadium in 1987 and its refurbishment in 2006.
Americas • :
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (2007) - Funded by a Chinese government grant, the 60 million USD cricket stadium is a 20,000 seat complex built in time for the
2007 Cricket World Cup. • :National Stadium of The Bahamas at Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre (2012) - The 35 million USD stadium was chosen by the government of the Bahamas from among several choices for a substantial gift from China. • :
Garfield Sobers Gymnasium (1992) – A 6,000-seat indoor sports facility with a swimming pool and amenities for twelve sports, constructed between 1990 and 1992 by
China State Construction Engineering under a grant of 16 million Barbados dollars from the Chinese government. :
National Stadium (under construction, 2025–2028) – A new national stadium being built at Waterford, St. Michael, at a total cost of 80 million Barbados dollars through a grant from the People’s Republic of China. The project, undertaken by
Beijing Construction Engineering Group, follows the demolition of the old 1970 stadium and will feature a 10,000-seat Phase I with plans to expand to 20,000 seats in Phase II. • :
National Stadium, built following a breakaway from diplomatic recognition of Taiwan in favor of China by the Costa Rican government in 2007, China spent an estimated 100 million USD to construct the stadium from 2008 to 2011. Local newspaper, the
Tico Times called the stadium "Costa Rica’s jewel" and the design "an aerodynamic masterpiece". A local paper covering the opening night described "scenes of raw excitement and drama not seen in Dominica since November 3, 1978 when the island attained political independence from Great Britain...Roseau erupted in a wild frenzy for a moment in time that probably won’t be repeated again in the lifetimes of the thousands gathered to witness it." • :
Queen's Park Stadium (2007) – The hurricane-damaged stadium was rebuilt as a $40 million gift from China in time for the
2007 Cricket World Cup. The gift followed Grenada’s 2005 diplomatic switch from Taiwan to the People's Republic of China. Subsequently, the
Export-Import Bank of Taiwan sued the government of Grenada for defaulting on multiple development loans, which had originally helped fund the construction of Queen's Park Stadium and other projects. • :Sligoville Mini-Stadium (2007), including a 600-seat basketball and netball court; 1,200-seat cricket oval; a 1,500-seat football field; and a 400-metre track circling the football field. The gift from the government of China was constructed by the
Shanxi Construction Engineering Group Corporation. Despite the investment, the facility quickly became underutilised and fell into disrepair, with rotting fencing, broken floodlights, decaying wooden seats, and overgrown grass. Residents and local representatives have highlighted the missed potential for income generation and youth sports development, noting that the absence of dormitory facilities has limited use by sporting associations and universities. In 2008 the then member of parliament and former Foreign Affairs Minister KD Knight emphasized that no taxpayer money would be used for the stadium's maintenance, stating, "We will not allow it to be in need of any money from the budget and we don’t want any budget money to run it, maintain it, and use it to the fullest capacity." • :Anthony Nesty Sporthal (1987) - An indoor sports hall built by the Chinese government and paid for through a loan extended from China. The facility is actively used to host sports events, concerts, fairs, and occasional political assemblies for electing the
President of Suriname.
PRC v. Taiwan cricket war During the 2000s, the competition between the People's Republic of China and
Taiwan played out in the Caribbean through stadium diplomacy. Beijing funded large-scale cricket and multi-purpose stadiums in countries that switched diplomatic recognition to China, while Taiwan provided more modest support to its remaining Caribbean allies:
Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and
Saint Kitts and Nevis. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, Taiwan supported
Warner Park Stadium with a US$21 million donation ahead of the 2007 Cricket World Cup. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan financed warm-up facilities. In Saint Lucia, the
George Odlum Stadium was originally built by China in 2002, and Taiwan later contributed to refurbishment by upgrading the athletics track after the country switched diplomatic recognition back to Taiwan in 2007.
Asia • :In 2014, Prime Minister
Hun Sen requested that China help construct a stadium for Cambodia in advance of the
2023 Southeast Asian Games. China began building
Morodok Techo National Stadium in 2017 at a cost of US$169 million and completed it for Cambodia in December 2021. • :National Sports Stadium (1958) and
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace (2011) – The National Sports Stadium in Ulaanbaatar was constructed in 1958 with Chinese aid and was among the first major sports infrastructure projects funded by China during the Cold War. It marked the start of extensive Chinese development assistance to Mongolia and remains the country’s most important sporting venue, hosting the annual
Naadam festival. Decades later, the National Wrestling Palace was completed in 2011 with a ¥28 million grant from the Chinese government, providing a modern indoor arena to support traditional Mongolian wrestling and enhance training and competition facilities. • :
Thuwunna Stadium and
National Theatre of Yangon were built by the Chinese government as gifts in the 1980s, those buildings were also renovated with Chinese help. • :Although the stadium was not built by China, separate grants by the Chinese government funded renovation of the Dashrath Stadium in 1999 and 2012. In the 1999, an international-level synthetic track was installed. For the 2012 upgrade a 500 KW generator was installed and repairs took care of the 1200-lux floodlights, scoreboard, speakers and sound system.
Europe • :
Belarusian National Football Stadium (2025) – A 33,000-seat national stadium in Minsk built with Chinese government support and constructed under a general contract by Beijing Urban Construction Group. Opened in June 2025, it is the largest and most modern football venue in Belarus and was gifted as part of China’s foreign aid program.
South Pacific • :Telecom Sports Arena (2009) - A 1000-seat sports complex housing netball, volleyball, handball, weightlifting, and squash. Funding for the $14 million facility came from concessional loans provided by the Chinese government. • :FSM-China Friendship Sports Center (2002) - A multipurpose gym built from 1999-2002 by the Guangzhou International Economic And Technical Cooperation Company at a cost of 5 million USD was turned over to FSM from the government of China. • :National Hockey Centre - Built with financial assistance from the Chinese government for the 2003 South Pacific Games. • :Betia Sports Complex (2006) - Construction of the sports complex began in 2002 with a 5.5 million USD grant from the government of China. When Kiribati severed diplomatic ties with China by switching to Taiwan, China suspended work on the partially completed project. Taiwan restarted construction and the complex opened in 2006. The facilities include indoor and outdoor basketball courts, a soccer and football ground and a gymnasium seating more than one thousand. • :Wewak Sports Stadium (2010) - A stadium was built at a cost of 19 million Kina, the combined contribution of 12 million Kina in funds from the Chinese government and 7 million Kina contributed by Papua New Guinea. • :Apia Park Stadium (1983) - A stadium built as an aid project by China for Samoa to host the 7th South-Pacific Games. When it came time in 2007, for Samoa to once again host the games, the Chinese government provided a grant of 19 million USD to refurbish the facilities, using a team of Chinese engineers with local contractors to do the work. • :
National Stadium (2023) - A stadium was built at a cost of 71 million US dollars, as part of an aid project by China for Solomon Islands to host the
17th Pacific Games. ==Diplomacy by other countries==