Rajpriya Gautam

Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Week in Review: Shipping, Share Prices and Strikes appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/30/week-in-review-shipping-share-prices-and-strikes/

34-year old Uyghur activist Yidiresi Aishan is now in Moroccan police custody awaiting likely deportation to China after he was arrested earlier this week at Casablanca’s international airport. Police say they were acting on an Interpol Red Notice, the international police group’s most wanted list, based on a request from China. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Moroccan Police Arrest Uyghur Activist at China’s Request appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/29/moroccan-police-arrest-uyghur-acti

Chinese car buyers are snapping up electric-powered vehicles in record numbers. In the first half of the year alone, automakers sold  1.2 million new energy vehicles  and  almost a quarter of a million in June alone . Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Record EV Sales in China Pushes Up the Price of Cobalt and Other Battery Materials appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/29/record-ev-sales-in-china-pushes-up-the-price-of-cobalt-and-other-battery-materials/

The Chinese state-owned insurance giant Sinosure and the China International Contractors Association released their new BRI Infrastructure Development Index that indicates where they think conditions are best for infrastructure growth. There’s a lot of interest in Southeast Asia, much less so in Africa. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post New BRI Index Reveals China’s Contractors Are Bullish on Building New Infrastructure in ASEAN, Not So Much in Africa appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/29/n

Now that China has all but stopped large-scale lending for major infrastructure projects in Africa, there’s a lot of confusion over what happens next. After all, Chinese lending has been the cornerstone of Beijing’s 15+ year engagement strategy on the continent. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post What Advice is a Loan Official From China’s Largest Bank Giving to Companies Looking to Invest in Africa? appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/29/what-advice-is-a-loan-official-from-chinas-largest-ban

Staff from the Ugandan embassy in Beijing  conducted a final inspection of a shipment of 300,000 doses  of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine that will arrive in Kampala on Saturday. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Uganda to Become the Latest African Country to Receive Vaccines From China appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/29/uganda-to-become-the-latest-african-country-to-receive-vaccines-from-china/

China’s new envoy to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong, isn’t wasting any time becoming acquainted with local stakeholders in Uganda. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post China’s New Ambassador to Uganda is Making the Rounds appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/29/chinas-new-ambassador-to-uganda-is-making-the-rounds/

After years of sitting on the Africa summit sidelines, the United States is getting back in the game with the start of a two-day online business forum that starts on Tuesday. The gathering is organized by the business lobby group  Corporate Council on Africa . Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Two Day U.S.-Africa Business Summit Kicks Off Today As Part of White House Push to Revitalize Trade With the Continent appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/27/two-day-u-s-africa-business-summit-kicks-of

While U.S. corporate and political elites meet virtually this week with African stakeholders to discuss revitalizing trade between the two regions, it’s worth noting just how much work there is to be done, especially in relation to Africa’s other major trading partners in China and Europe. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post The U.S. Has a Lot of Ground to Make Up If It Wants to Compete With China and Europe on Trade With Africa appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/27/the-u-s-has-a-lot-of-groun

The President of the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank in Washington, D.C. published a scathing column today in the  right-wing newspaper Washington Times  warning Americans about why they need to be concerned about China’s growing influence in Africa. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post The Conservative Argument as to “Why Americans Should be Concerned About Communist China’s Influence in Africa” appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/27/the-conservative-argument-as-to-why-americans-sh

Journalist and author Howard W. French is among the most thought-provoking U.S. scholars on Chinese engagement in Africa and Beijing’s rapidly evolving global presence. French recently joined  Brookings Institute Senior Fellow David R. Dollar on the Brookings Trade Podcast Dollar & Sense  to discuss how the G-7 should respond to the Belt and Road Initiative and whether B3W is the answer. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Howard French Isn’t Very Impressed With the G-7’s Build Back Better World Initiative appeared first on The China Africa Proje

Chinese vaccine distributions in Africa remain highly distorted, favoring a small group of mostly North African countries that account for 3/4 of all deliveries on the continent,  according to the latest figures from Bridge Beijing’s independent vaccine tracking report . Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post 76% of All Chinese Vaccine Distributions in Africa Have Gone to Just Four Countries appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/27/76-of-all-chinese-vaccine-distributions-in-africa-have-gone-to-just

China’s new ambassador to Djibouti  Hu Bin presented his credentials  to Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on Monday.  Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post China’s New Man in Djibouti appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/27/chinas-new-man-in-djibouti/

The following is a translation of an article published on the  B obu Africa (波布非洲 )WeChat page on July 20, 2021 .   The purpose of translations like this is to provide English language readers with a more informed understanding of the civil society discourse about China-Africa relations that is taking place within China. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post TRANSLATION: My Kenyan Employee Who Just Disappeared appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/27/translation-my-kenyan-employee-who-just-disappe

The following article is a summary of a longer version of this story by Shu Xiong (薯熊) that was published on the 公路商店’s WeChat channel. The original, Chinese-language article is available here . Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post African Food Bloggers Are Finding Large Audiences Live Streaming on Chinese Social Media appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/27/african-food-bloggers-are-finding-large-audiences-live-streaming-on-chinese-social-media/

The Zimbabwe-based Chinese-owned mining company Afrochinese Smelting rejected accusations that it is illegally operating in the Mavuradonha Wilderness Area in northern Zimbabwe. In a statement released on Sunday, the company claimed that it’s the victim of a “coordinated media campaign” that it says is “smearing” the company’s reputation. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post “For the Umpteenth Time,” Chinese Mining Company in Zimbabwe Angrily Rejects Environmentalist Charges That It’s Operating in a Protected Area appeared first on The China Africa Pr

The head of the COVAX, Seth Berkley, sought to reassure Americans that their  $4 billion donation  to the global vaccine alliance will not be used to subsidize the purchase of Chinese-made COVID vaccines,  according to a letter to the editor he sent to the Washington Post . Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post No, U.S. Taxpayers Will Not Be Funding China’s “Vaccine Profiteering,” Says COVAX Boss appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/26/no-u-s-taxpayers-will-not-be-funding-chinas-vaccine-profiteer

A new study reveals some potentially troubling information about the effectiveness of the Sinopharm vaccine among elderly people. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post New Hungary Study Sparks Fresh Concerns About the Effectiveness of Chinese-Made Vaccines appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/26/new-hungary-study-sparks-fresh-concerns-about-the-effectiveness-of-chinese-made-vaccines/

China’s ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun (photo), spoke to the media last week to address the mounting concerns about China’s commitment to continue providing loans for Nigerian infrastructure development. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post China’s Ambassador to Nigeria Sends Reassuring Signals on Infrastructure Loans appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/26/chinas-ambassador-to-nigeria-sends-reassuring-signals-on-infrastructure-loans/

It took a while but Chinese scholars have finally responded to a groundbreaking report published on March 31st by a group of four U.S. and European think tanks that details the contents of Chinese loan contracts. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Four Months Later, Chinese Scholars Respond to Critical Lending Report appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/26/four-months-later-chinese-scholars-respond-to-critical-lending-report/

If you didn’t catch last week’s Zambia-China women’s soccer face-off at the Olympics in Tokyo then you missed what will no doubt go down as one of the greatest matches of the games. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Zambia’s Amazing Come From Behind Draw Against China at the Olympics appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/26/zambias-amazing-come-from-behind-draw-against-china-at-the-olympics/

The Armed Forces of the DR Congo (FARDC) took swift action this weekend against two of its own soldiers and a pair of Chinese nationals for their involvement in the recent violent beating of local artisanal miners. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post The Congolese Army Arrests Two Chinese and Two of Its Own Soldiers For the Brutal Beating of Mining Workers appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/26/the-congolese-army-arrests-two-chinese-and-two-of-its-own-soldiers-for-the-brutal-beating-of-mining-

Wycliffe Oparanya, governor of Kenya’s Kakamega County, opened a new $120 million EU-financed fish processing factory that is intended to help Kenya reduce its dependence on imported Chinese tilapia and increase exports to Europe.  Local fishers have long complained that low-cost Chinese imports, which they claim are also low quality, have made it much more difficult for them to compete in the market. When fully operational, the new plant will be able to process up to 30 tons of locally caught fish per day.  (THE FISH SITE) China-Africa two-way trade is rebounding strongly following last year’s dip brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new Chinese government data.  Chinese exports to Africa jumped 27% (to $68.7 billion) during the January-June time period, compared to the same time last year. Imports from Africa surged by 36% to $50.23 billion. Total two-way trade for H1 2021 now stands at $118.93 billion. Last year, trade between the two regions totaled $187 billion.  (NA

For the first since the beginning of the pandemic, U.S.-made vaccines are arriving in Africa, opening what will likely become another front in the burgeoning global rivalry with China. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post With U.S. COVID Jabs Now Landing in Africa, Vaccine Rivalry With China Likely to Intensify appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/22/with-u-s-covid-jabs-now-landing-in-africa-vaccine-rivalry-with-china-likely-to-intensify/

Middle Eastern oil producers now account for 48.3% of China’s oil buys in the first half of the year, according to the latest Chinese customs data. Saudi Arabia is the top provider, with 16.8% of the market in H1 2021, followed by Russia with 15.3%. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post New Data Reveals China’s Growing Dependence on Middle Eastern Oil appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/22/new-data-reveals-chinas-growing-dependence-on-middle-eastern-oil/

The Chinese government appears to be taking much more concrete steps in promoting more environmentally sustainable foreign direct investment. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post New Guidelines Suggest Chinese Government Wants Companies to Be Greener When Investing Abroad appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/22/new-guidelines-suggest-chinese-government-wants-companies-to-be-greener-when-investing-abroad/

China’s newly-appointed ambassador to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong, presented his credentials on Wednesday to Foreign Minister Jeje Odongo. During the brief ceremony, Zhang also gave Odongo a copy of the 668 page “ Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume Three .” Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Beijing’s New Man in Kampala appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/22/beijings-new-man-in-kampala/

Regular readers of this newsletter will know that the viral video of a  fight between a Chinese employee and safety inspectors at the Tonkolili mine  took place in Sierra Leone, but apparently a lot of people online erroneously think it occurred  in Kenya . Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post AFP Fact Checks Misinformation Circulating About a Recent Fight in Sierra Leone That Went Viral appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/22/afp-fact-checks-misinformation-circulating-about-a-recent-fight-in-si

Years of illegal textile imports and low-cost replicas from China have decimated Africa’s once-thriving textile manufacturing sector and labor unions across the continent are calling on the government to do something about it. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post African Textile Unions Call For Increased Government Protection Against Illegal Imports From China appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/21/african-textile-unions-call-for-increased-government-protection-against-illegal-imports-from-chin

The Haval Jolion’s jump to number two in South Africa’s SUV market is the latest indication of the growing popularity of Chinese-made vehicles in Africa. Great Wall’s P Series pickup is also now a top-five brand in SA, Africa’s largest automotive market. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post China’s Once Obscure Auto Brands Are Building a Loyal Following in Critical African Markets appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/21/chinas-once-obscure-auto-brands-are-building-a-loyal-following-in-critical-

Strong demand from Chinese steel mills, combined with supply disruptions in two of the world’s largest iron ore producing countries, Brazil and Australia, will help to maintain near record-high ore prices, according to analyst forecasts. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post African Iron Ore Producers Poised to Benefit From Supply Constraints Brought on By Disruptions in Australia and Brazil appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/21/african-iron-ore-producers-poised-to-benefit-from-supply-constrain

Countries throughout the Global South have said repeatedly that they do not want to be forced to choose sides in the increasingly acrimonious relationship between the United States and China. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Countries Throughout Asia & The Americas Struggle to Find Balance Between the U.S. and China appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/21/countries-throughout-asia-the-americas-struggle-to-find-balance-between-the-u-s-and-china/

China’s approach to soft power diplomacy in Africa differs markedly from that of other major powers, namely the United States, France and the UK. While those countries rely heavily on cultural products like movies and music to promote their cultures, China uses glamor shots of beautiful new infrastructure projects. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post China’s Infrastructure Soft Power Diplomacy in Africa appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/21/chinas-infrastructure-soft-power-diplomacy-in-africa

China and the Arab League  published a sweeping joint statement on Monday  that highlights Beijing’s increasingly ambitious geopolitical agenda in the Middle East and Persian Gulf regions. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post China and the Arab League Publish a Joint Statement That Showcases Beijing’s Growing Ambitions in the Middle East appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/20/china-and-the-arab-league-publish-a-joint-statement-that-showcases-beijings-growing-ambitions-in-the-middle-east/

Chinese merchants in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are digging through the rubble of their looted stores and burned out factories following last week’s spasm of mass violence that left more than 200 people dead and caused $1+ billion in property damage. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post South Africa’s Chinese Communities in Shock After Last Week’s Violence appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/20/south-africas-chinese-communities-in-shock-after-last-weeks-violence/

A large-scale vaccination drive in the western Zimbabwean city of Victoria Falls that’s led to a plunge in the COVID-19 infection rate is prompting officials to claim they reached herd immunity. The Chinese embassy celebrated the success on Twitter on Monday, highlighting the fact that it was done almost exclusively with Sinopharm jabs.  (THE HERALD) Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post While Some in Asia and the Americas Raise New Concerns About the Efficacy of Chinese Vaccines, the PRC Embassy in Zimbabwe Claims Success appeared first on The China A

China is rapidly closing in half a billion total vaccines distributed worldwide with 4 million additional doses sent to African countries last week,  according to the latest data by the independent firm Bridge Beijing’s weekly vaccine tracking report. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Chinese Vaccine Deliveries to Africa Jumped by 4 Million Last Week appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/20/chinese-vaccine-deliveries-to-africa-jumped-by-4-million-last-week/

The following is a translation of an article published on the Global Mining (世界矿业 )WeChat page on July 15, 2021 . The purpose of translations like this is to provide English language readers with a more informed understanding of the civil society discourse about China-Africa relations that is taking place within China. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Translation: A Storm is Approaching For Chinese Mining Companies in the DR Congo appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/20/translation-a-storm-

Exports of critical minerals and other extractive commodities to China through South Africa’s main port in Durban remain intermittent as the country digs itself out of the wreckage brought on by last week’s mass protests and looting. At least  212 people died  in the violence. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post South African Resource Exports to China Struggle to Get Going Again After Last Week’s Mayhem appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/19/south-african-resource-exports-to-china-struggle-to-

The fate of a multi-billion billion gas pipeline project in Nigeria is now in question after Chinese lenders have seemingly backed out of the deal, forcing the Federal Government to look elsewhere to raise the missing capital. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post The Future of a Critical Nigerian Pipeline Now in Jeopardy as Chinese Lenders Balk appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/19/the-future-of-a-critical-nigerian-pipeline-now-in-jeopardy-as-chinese-lenders-balk/

A trio of Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians were kidnapped at gunpoint from a road construction site in southwestern Mali on Saturday by unknown militants. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Three Chinese Construction Workers Kidnapped in Mali appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/19/three-chinese-construction-workers-kidnapped-in-mali/

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is back in Africa for the second time this year as part of a three-nation tour of Middle Eastern and North African countries. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Three-Nation 4-day MENA Tour appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/19/chinese-foreign-minister-wang-yi-on-three-nation-4-day-mena-tour/

The U.S. government announced on Friday that  it will send 25 million vaccine doses to Africa , a donation that comes close to matching the  27.9 million jabs that China has provided to various African countries  over the past six months. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post With Just One Donation, U.S. Vaccine Distributions to Africa Nearly Match China’s appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/19/with-just-one-donation-u-s-vaccine-distributions-to-africa-nearly-match-chinas/

Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin channeled the widespread anger on Capitol Hill and in the Biden administration over last week’s news that COVAX will buy 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinopharm and Sinovac. They’re upset about the fact that the U.S. has donated $4 billion and now tens of millions of doses to the global alliance while China, rather than donating anything, appears to be profiting by selling jabs. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Lots of People in Washington Are Furious That the U.S. Gives Money to COVAX While China

A shipment of 250,000 Sinopharm vaccines that arrived on Friday will allow Namibia to restart its national vaccination campaign today. Public health officials halted the inoculation drive last week after the country  literally ran out of vaccines . Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Namibia’s National Vaccine Drive to Resume Today Thanks to New Shipment of Chinese Jabs appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/19/namibias-national-vaccine-drive-to-resume-today-thanks-to-new-shipment-of-chinese-jabs

The Group of 7 countries recently announced a rival to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Their new Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative has prompted widespread discussion of the implications for developing regions that are desperate for new sources of capital to build infrastructure. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Can BRI and B3W Co-Exist in Africa? appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/07/19/can-bri-and-b3w-co-exist-in-africa/