In April 1992, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen sent a telegram to Croatian Foreign Minister Zvonimir Šeparović announcing that the Chinese government recognized the Republic of Croatia. In May, Chinese government representative and Assistant Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and Croatian government representative and Deputy Foreign Minister Božidar Gagro signed a joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in Zagreb. In the same month, China voted in favor of Resolution 753 adopted by the Security Council to admit Croatia as a member state of the United Nations.

In June 1993, Croatian President Franjo Tuđman paid a state visit to China, during which he signed several douments including the “China-Croatia Joint Statement”, the “Agreement on the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments”, the “Cultural and Educational Cooperation Agreement”, the “Maritime Transport Agreement”, and the “Protocol on Consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the Two Countries”. In September, Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen visited Croatia and announced the provision of humanitarian aid worth 1.4 million RMB in goods to refugees in Croatia.

In February and April 1998, Croatian President Franjo Tuđman and President Jiang Zemin exchanged letters regarding the development of bilateral relations.

In June 2000, Li Peng, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, visited Croatia. In October, Croatian Parliament Deputy Speaker Zdravko Tomac visited China.

In February 2001, State Councilor Wu Yi visited Croatia. In March, Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula visited China.

In April 2002, Chi Haotian, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, State Councilor, and Minister of Defense, visited Croatia. In May, the leaders of the two countries exchanged congratulatory messages on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. In the same month, Croatian President Stjepan Mesić paid a state visit to China and signed the “Joint Statement between China and Croatia on Deepening Mutually Beneficial Cooperation.” In November, Vice Premier Li Lanqing visited Croatia.

In September 2003, Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Željka Antunović visited China.

In June 2004, Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan visited Croatia. In October, Liu Yunshan, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, visited Croatia. In November, Wuyun Qimuge, Vice Chairman of the National People’s Congress, visited Croatia.

In May 2005, Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader visited China, and the two prime ministers signed the “Joint Statement between China and Croatia on the Establishment of a Comprehensive Cooperative Partnership.” In June, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui visited Croatia for bilateral consultations at Vice Foreign Minister level.

In September 2006, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan visited Croatia and signed the “China-Croatia Agricultural Cooperation Agreement”.

In May 2007, Croatian Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović visited China. In the same month, the prime ministers and foreign ministers of the two countries exchanged congratulatory messages on the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

In May 2008, Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, visited Croatia. In the same month, Croatian President Stjepan Mesić, Parliament Speaker Luka Bebić, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, and Foreign Minister Gordan Jandroković sent letters of condolence to China regarding the Wenchuan earthquake and provided material assistance worth 200,000 euros. In August, Croatian President Stjepan Mesić attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games and visited Liaoning. In September, Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games.

In June 2009, President Hu Jintao paid a state visit to Croatia and signed the “China-Croatia Government Economic Cooperation Agreement”, “China-Croatia Government Air Services Agreement”, the “2009-2012 Implementation Plan for Cooperation in Health and Medical Sciences between China Ministry of Health and Croatian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare” and other documents. In August, Croatian Speaker Luka Bebić visited China.

In March 2010, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandroković visited China. In May, Croatian President Ivo Josipović went to China to attend the Croatian Pavilion Day event at the Shanghai World Expo, where he was received by the then Vice President Xi Jinping. In the same month, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia Zoran Milanović went to China to attend the first China-EU High-level Political Parties Forum.

In May 2012, the leaders of the two countries exchanged congratulatory messages on the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. In the same month, Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, visited Croatia and attended the reception celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Croatia and the unveiling ceremony of the Confucius Institute at the University of Zagreb.

In November 2013, Premier Li Keqiang met with Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanović in Bucharest during the China-Central and Eastern European Countries Leaders’ Meeting. In the same month, Croatian First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Vesna Pusić visited China.

In February 2014, when President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, he briefly exchanged greetings with Croatian President Ivo Josipović. Premier Li Keqiang and Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanović exchanged letters on deepening practical cooperation in the fields of economy and trade between the two countries. In May, Vice Premier Liu Yandong visited Croatia.

In October 2015, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović paid a state visit to China and attended the 2015 High-Level Forum on Poverty Reduction and Development, where she held talks with President Xi Jinping. From 2016 to 2018, Premier Li Keqiang met with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on multiple occasions during the China-Central and Eastern European Countries Leaders’ Meeting.

In May 2018, Cao Jianming, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, visited Croatia, where he met with President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, and held talks with Deputy Speaker Željko Reiner.

In November 2018, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković went to China to attend the first China International Import Expo and met with Prime Minister Li Keqiang. In November, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan visited Croatia and held meetings and talks with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić.

In April 2019, Premier Li Keqiang paid an official visit to Croatia and attended the 8th China-Central and Eastern European Countries Leaders’ Meeting in Dubrovnik. He seperately met with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Speaker of the Parliament Gordan Jandroković, held talks with Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, jointly met with the press, attended the opening ceremony of the China-Croatia Culture and Tourism Year, inspected the Pelješac Bridge project, and witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements  in various fields between the two sides. Both sides issued a “Joint Statement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Croatia.” In the same month, State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi visited Croatia. In May, Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Damir Krstičević went to China to attend the Second Belt and Road Forum forInternational Cooperation. In November, Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković visited China to attend the Second China International Import Expo, where he was received by Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu,.

In January 2020, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković respectively sent letters of condolence to the Chinese leaders regarding the COVID-19 epidemic. In February, Croatian Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković and Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman also sent letters of condolence respectively to the Chinese leaders regarding the COVID-19 epidemic. In March, Premier Li Keqiang had a telephone conversation with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković at request.

In May 2021, Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, visited Croatia and met with Croatian President Zoran Milanović, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, and Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandroković respectively.

In March 2022, Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, held talks with Croatian Speaker Gordan Jandroković via video link. In July, Premier Li Keqiang attended the opening ceremony of the Pelješac Bridge via video link and delivered a speech.

In September 2023, Li Hongzhong, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress visited Croatia and met with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Speaker Gordan Jandroković, and Deputy Speaker Željko Reiner respectively. In December, Davorko Vidović, Chairman of the Croatian Social Democrats Party and Parliament Deputy Speaker, visited China.

In January 2024, Wang Yong, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, visited Croatia and met with Croatian Deputy Speaker Davorko Vidović.