is burkina faso a friend of china?
Foreign relations of Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso has good relations with the European Union, African and Asian countries. France, the former colonial power, in particular, continues to provide significant aid and supports CompaorÃ©'s developing role as a regional powerbroker. Burkina maintains diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (usually referred to as Taiwan) instead of the People's Republic of China.