Cooperation Opportunities Between China and Liberia: A Practice-Based Country Study on Education, Scientific Exchange, Agriculture, Digital Capacity and Trade Readiness

Abstract

This practice-based country study examines how cooperation between China and Liberia can be designed to support Liberian-led, locally validated, low-risk and assessable pilot mechanisms in education and training, scientific exchange, agricultural value chains, trade and export readiness, digital capacity and cultural exchange. It situates the project within the post-2003 development of China-Liberia relations, Liberia's ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development 2025-2029, and relevant national sector institutions. The study re-analyses the completion outputs of Country Study Project LAS-2025-001 through a multi-source qualitative and practice-based approach comprising public policy and scholarly literature, Liberia-side contextual inputs, documented China-side industrial visits, non-identifiable project consultations, a completed cultural and arts education dialogue held on 27 May 2026, and institutional working records. The article distinguishes completed activities, ongoing development and proposed pilots and