▁during ▁the ▁twelve ▁year ▁( 1 9 6 3 - 1 9 7 4 ) ▁struggle ▁for ▁independence . ▁When ▁the ▁PA IG C ▁led ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁it ▁maintained ▁close ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁break ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Taiwan . ▁ ▁Vis its ▁The ▁first ▁bil ater al ▁visit ▁occurred ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁when ▁Guinea - B iss au ' s ▁first ▁foreign ▁minister ▁Victor ▁Sa ú de ▁Maria ▁visited ▁China . ▁Guinea - B iss au an ▁Pres idents ▁João ▁Bern ardo ▁Vie ira ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁and ▁K ou m ba ▁Y ala ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁visited ▁China ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Econom ics , ▁trade ▁and ▁aid ▁The ▁two ▁countries ▁signed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bil ater al ▁economic ▁agre ements ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 - 1 9 9 0 ; ▁China ▁built ▁a ▁stad ium , ▁hospital ▁and ▁other ▁techn ological ▁facilities . ▁After ▁the ▁res umption ▁of ▁relations ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁China ▁focused ▁on ▁en han cing ▁agricult ural ▁production , ▁housing , ▁fish eries ▁and ▁power ▁generation . ▁Since ▁the ▁first ▁Forum ▁on ▁China ▁Africa ▁Co operation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Be ij ing ▁has ▁successfully ▁delivered ▁$ 1 1 3 ▁million ▁in ▁Official ▁Development ▁Ass istance ▁to ▁Guinea - B iss au . ▁Major ▁officially ▁fin anced