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You can see from the expression on visiting Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s face the palpable relief from the reception that she received in Fiji over the weekend and, no doubt, to the news that as a group, Pacific Island Countries balked at China’s plan to deepen its engagement in the region. Wong rushed to Fiji to meet with Prime Minister Bainimarama before his meetings on Monday with Wang and emerged from the talks with a massive grin on her face (photo). … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Australia Br...

Chinese Lending Poses “Serious Danger” to Poor Countries Warns German Chancellor

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz became the latest Western leader to warn about the purported systemic risks to the global economy posed by Chinese lending to developing countries. Chancellor Scholz addressed the issue at an event in Stuttgart on Friday in response to a comment that Europe had stood by while China built large-scale infrastructure across Africa which had also led to a sizable increase in Beijing’s influence 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Chinese Lending Poses “Serious ...

China’s Tecno and Infinix Ranked Among the Top Brands in Africa

Transsion’s Tecno unit slipped a spot to #6 in Brand Africa’s annual ranking of the most admired brands but it still remained firmly in the top ten and was the highest-ranked of any Chinese company. Two other phone brands, Transsion’s Infinix (#25) and Oppo (#42) were the only other Chinese brands in the top half of the survey that was heavily dominated by European and American companies. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post China’s Tecno and Infinix Ranked Among the Top Brands in Africa appeared f...

China Celebrates African Business Competition Launched by a Man and His Former Company Who Shall Not be Named

Up until a few years ago, the annual African Business Heroes (ABH) competition was a huge deal, generating massive online excitement . Today, well, not so much. In fact, it’s hard to tell that the ABH contest that’s underway again is even the same competition that it was back when celebrity Chinese CEO Jack Ma first launched the program in 2017. Since then, Ma has been sidelined by both the Chinese government/Communist Party and was edged out of Alibaba. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: Heavy Rains Are Once Again Pounding South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province

Heavy rains are once again pounding South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, no doubt causing serious concern among mining companies in neighboring Zambia and DRCongo who rely heavily on the KZN’s Port of Durban to export copper and cobalt, mostly to China. Massive floods last month forced the port to close for weeks causing widespread disruption to the global cobalt mineral/metal supply chain. (NEWS24) Saudi Arabia held firm to the top spot of China’s leading oil suppliers with purchases up 38% last month. Malaysian oil exports to China jumped by 84% but analysts suspect that a lot of that crude is Iranian oil that is laundered in Southeast Asia to avoid U.S. sanctions. Angolan imports fell 10% due in part to heavier buying of discounted Iranian oil, say analysts. (REUTERS) … 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 th...

Solomon Islands Media Protest Press Restrictions During Wang’s Visit

T … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Solomon Islands Media Protest Press Restrictions During Wang’s Visit appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2022/05/26/solomon-islands-media-protest-press-restrictions-during-wangs-visit/

Drivers Who Claim They’re Broke Force Chinese Contractor to Re-Think Nairobi Expressway Toll Plan

It’s been a rocky start for the new Chinese-built Nairobi Expressway that opened to the public two weeks ago. Complaints that the tolls are too high , accidents , and now massive traffic jams have all marred what the government had hoped would be a more upbeat reception for the 27-kilometer roadway. Now, it appears that one of the reasons for the congestion is that some drivers are showing up at the tolls claiming they don’t have any money. The challenge for the Chinese operator is that the entire business plan of the expressway is predicated on motorists paying for their journey when they exit not when they get on the expressway. … 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 w...

Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe Can’t Stop Talking About the “Malicious Activities” of Another “Foreign Embassy” in Harare

The Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe has been on a tear for the past several weeks, angrily fuming on its Twitter feed and in local press interviews about the “malicious activities” of “ #Mr1K ” aka a “certain foreign embassy” in Harare. The Chinese mission is seemingly upset (again) over allegations that the U.S. embassy is paying local journalists $1,000 to report bad things about Chinese companies operating in Zimbabwe. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe...

A Chinese Appeal For Compatriots Not to Abuse Local Workers in Africa

Earlier this year, the head of security at a Chinese company in Zimbabwe posted videos to his Douyin account (the Chinese equivalent of TikTok) that showed him beating and illegally detaining local workers, according to a story published this week on the Zimbabwe Chinese Network (ZCN) WeChat page. The videos also apparently showed the security boss insulting workers with vulgar racist language. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post A Chinese Appeal For Compatriots Not to Abuse Local Workers in Africa appeared f...

GM Begins Exporting Chevy Onix From China To Mexico

SAIC-GM, General Motors’ main joint venture in China, announced on Sunday that it sent the first shipment of 200 Chevy Onix units manufactured at the GM Dong Yue plant to supply the local market of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. (GM AUTHORITY) The post GM Begins Exporting Chevy Onix From China To Mexico appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2022/05/26/gm-begins-exporting-chevy-onix-from-china-to-mexico/

Prominent Chinese Scholar Says If IPEF Has Any Chance of Success, U.S. Will Have To Overcome Two Challenges Simultaneously

This week’s launch of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) provoked considerable consternation in Beijing about Washington’s ongoing efforts to mobilize coalitions of regional states to challenge China’s dominance in the Asia-Pacific region. Not surprisingly, Chinese officials and state media both dismissed the new bloc as something that is “ loud but empty .” But a number of Chinese scholars including Liu Zongyi, the widely-respected head of South Asia studies at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies, provided a more measured response to the impact that IPEF might have on Chinese engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region. … 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 hap...

Quad Announces Infrastructure, Shipping Initiatives as China Looms Large

The leaders of the United States, India, Japan, and Australia committed to funneling $50 billion in infrastructure to the Indo-Pacific region and will launch a real-time system to track ships . While China wasn’t mentioned by name, these measures are widely understood as attempts to counter its influence as an infrastructure provider and tech standard-setter in the Indo-Pacific. The announcements came during a meeting of the 4-nation Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (aka the Quad) in Tokyo. The initiatives were framed as steps against “coercive, provocative or unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo” in the Indo-Pacific, including “the militarization of disputed features, the dangerous use of coast guard vessels and maritime militia, and efforts to disrupt other countries’ offshore resource exploitation activities.” These accusations have all been aimed at China in the past. … Get a daily email packed with the latest China-...

China’s Foreign Minister to Visit Eight Pacific Island States

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is embarking on a ten-day tour of Pacific Island states this week. Kicking off with the Solomon Islands, the tour will also take Wang to Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor. The trip will run from May 26 to June 4. China’s new security pact with the Solomon Islands has reportedly already been signed , but Wang’s visit will be the occasion for the formalization of several bilateral agreements . The agreement has been extremely controversial among the Solomons’ traditional allies the United States and Australia . … 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 t...

Once a Leading Player in Kenya’s Mobile Phone Market, Huawei Hopes Budget Phones Will Help It Make a Comeback

Huawei’s moribund mobile phone business in Kenya is showing signs of life. The company was once among the dominant mobile phone brands in Africa, including Kenya, but that business all but stopped in 2019 when Huawei was sanctioned by the United States and blocked from using Google’s Android mobile operating system on its phones. Now, though, the company is taking small steps to get back into the Kenyan market with the launch of the new Nova Y series of low-cost smartphones that run on HarmonyOS . … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Clic...

China’s New Ambassador to Rwanda A Man of Mystery?

Wang Xuekun, China’s new ambassador-designate has arrived in Rwanda. While most announcements of new Chinese diplomatic postings highlight the ambassador’s track record in the region, the Foreign Ministry only listed his birth date and: “He holds a doctor’s degree in engineering and is a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC).” … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post China’s New Ambassador to Rwanda A Man of Mystery? appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth...

Prominent Chinese Scholar Says If IPEF Has Any Chance of Success, U.S. Will Have To Overcome Two Challenges Simultaneously

Lots of Fanfare But Little Real Enthusiasm For New U.S.-Led Economic Pact in Asia

U.S. President Joe Biden formally lifted the veil on the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) at a ceremony on Monday in Tokyo alongside fellow Quad leaders Fumio Kishida from Japan, India’s Narendra Modi, and newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. 13 countries in the region signed on to the new initiative, although at this point it really doesn’t mean very much since the specific details of the plan have yet to be negotiated. Broadly speaking, IPEF will have four pillars: … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Le...

“Quad” Countries Launch High-Tech Plan to Track Chinese Illegal Fishing

The U.S., Japan, Australia and India, members of the “Quad,” unveiled a new initiative on Tuesday that aims to monitor Chinese illegal fishing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The new system will use satellite technology to provide tracking data on Chinese fishing vessels to surveillance centers in Singapore and India. The new technology will allow the U.S. and its partners to monitor Chinese illegal and unreported fishing even when vessels have turned off the transponders that normally track maritime movements. … 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) Already a subscriber? Lo...

Zimbabwe’s President and Chinese Business Community Warn of Western Undermining

The Zimbabwean president, Emmerson Mnangagwa , and Chinese companies active in the country are both issuing dark warnings that Western governments are paying NGOs to undermine them. This comes against the background of a months-long standoff between Chinese mining and other companies, and a coalition of NGOs alleging labor and environmental abuses. The Zimbabwean government and the Chinese embassy there have both accused the United States of using NGOs as proxies to plant anti-Chinese media content. Earlier this month, the state-owned Herald newspaper alleged that the U.S. embassy in Harare is planting disinformation in order to foment a ‘color revolution.’ The Chinese embassy’s Twitter feed has also pivoted to strongly anti-U.S. language. … 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 ...

Chinese Contractors Win Guinea Stadium Bid

The contractors, China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Corp. and China Construction International, won a $298 million contract to build a new soccer stadium in Guinea. While providing stadiums acted as a diplomatic tool for China in the Global South, this seems like a commercial transaction rather than ‘stadium diplomacy.’ The announcement came as the Confederation of African Football banned twenty of its member countries from hosting international games because their stadiums aren’t up to par, putting some World Cup qualifiers in doubt. Guinea will host the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament in 2025. … 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 happe...

Massive Statue by Chinese Artist Rises Over the Benin City of Cotonou

The 30-meter-high Statue of the Amazon (“Statue de l’Amazone”) is a tribute to the all-female military regiment in the 18th century Kingdom of Dahomey that is now present-day Benin. Chinese artist Li Xiangqun won the commission to build the statue following an extensive selection process that began three years ago. The statue was paid for by the government of Benin. (VUDAF — in French) … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Massive Statue by Chinese Artist Rises Over the Benin City of Cotonou ap...

China Ramps Up LatAm Diplomacy Weeks Before U.S. Summit

With the U.S. Summit of the Americas set to get underway in Los Angeles in two weeks , China appears to be stepping up its own diplomacy in Latin America. Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday held talks with his counterparts from Uruguay, Ecuador, and Nicaragua. Specific details of the meeting were not available but based on the coverage from Chinese state media it appears that the U.S. was very much on Wang’s mind during the call when they said he “expressed opposition to some countries’ stubborn Cold War mindset.” … 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) Already a subscri...

Pentagon Recommends New Lead For U.S. Africa Command

The U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin recommended Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley as the new commander of the U.S. Military’s Africa Command. If formally nominated by the White House and approved by the U.S. Senate, Langley would become the first Black head of AFRICOM. Langley would replace Gen. Stephen Townsend, who is retiring. Townsend was a prominent advocate for an enhanced AFRICOM, partly aimed at countering the rise of China in Africa. He frequently mentioned the possibility of a new Chinese base in Equatorial Guinea. … 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% ...

Kenya’s Debt Payments to China Shoot Up as Grace Periods End

Kenya’s debt repayments to China will jump by 135% as grace periods for the repayment of large infrastructure loans come to an end. Kenya will pay $630.7 million to Chinese lenders this financial year, up from $268.2 million last year. The payments will add additional pressure on the Kenyan economy, already struggling with a lopsided trade balance with China and currency pressures. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Kenya’s Debt Payments to China Shoot Up as Grace Periods End appeared first on Th...

The Economist Wades into Africa-China Relations

The Economist brought out a special report on Africa-China relations . It is rare for the magazine to dedicate so much attention to Africa-China relations. However, its geopolitical framing: “To counter China’s growing role in Africa the West must first understand it” is already drawing criticism from African development experts. Written by Gady Epstein, a long-time China specialist for the magazine, and John McDermott, its chief Africa correspondent, the report provides a broad account of the continent’s relations with China across a range of fields: … 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 Yea...

Prominent Chinese Africa Expert on U.S. Troops’ Return to Somalia

The Biden administration’s decision to return U.S. troops to Somalia has sparked reaction from one of China’s foremost Africa experts. From her position at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, He Wenping played a key role in building Chinese knowledge about Africa, and she’s one of the most prominent Chinese commentators on Africa-China relations. The headline of the piece takes a typically strident Global Times tone, but it stands in contrast with He’s more measured approach in the article’s body. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click ...

Biden’s IPEF Plan Gets Lukewarm Reaction in Asia

U.S. President Joe Biden is in Asia for his first official presidential visit to South Korea and Japan. One of the main goals of the trip, which kicked off on Friday, is to promote the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to Asian governments. IPEF is aimed at promoting shared standards to promote fair and resilient trade, focusing on enhanced labor, environmental, tax and corruption standards. However, the deal contains no incentives in the form of lower tariffs or enhanced access to U.S. markets. Stakeholders across the region expressed their disappointment at this gap, and a pervasive ambivalence about IPEF as a whole. … 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. Subsc...

WEEK IN REVIEW: Zimbabwean Government Accuses the U.S. of Paying Local Journalists to Write Negative Stories About China

May 19, 2022

The Zimbabwean government is once again accusing the U.S. of paying local journalists to write negative stories about Chinese investment in the country. The state-run Herald newspaper reported on Tuesday that the U.S. embassy in Harare is working with the opposition MDC party to foment opposition to Chinese mining interests in the country ahead of planned protests next week. The embassy has previously similar accusations by the government and the ruling ZANU-PF party. (THE HERALD) The Indian Army is shifting a large number of its forces along northern border regions from its frontier with Pakistan to the disputed border region with China. Army Chief General Manoj Pande announced that six divisions would be redeployed to the contested region along what’s known as the “Line of Actual Control” (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in a move that is likely to provoke a reaction from the PLA. Troops from both sides have been locked in a tense stand-off in recent years includin...

Regulation, Security Raise Hurdles for Chinese Companies in Somalia: Ambassador

Fei Shengchao, China’s ambassador to Somalia, recently sat down with a reporter from the Somali news service Goobjoog, for a rare television interview. In the clips released by the embassy, he addressed problems faced by Chinese fishing companies in navigating Somalian regulation, and the impact of ongoing armed conflict on the expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative in Somalia. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Regulation, Security Raise Hurdles for Chinese Companies in Somalia: Ambassad...

Chinese Public Security Officials Meet with Nigerian Delegation on Security

Officials from China’s Ministry of Public Security met with Nigerian counterparts and representatives from Chinese companies, to discuss ongoing security threats to Chinese nationals in the country. The session particularly focused on repeated kidnappings of Chinese in Nigeria. (SOUTH AFRICAN DAILY — in Chinese) A Nigerian senator, Abdulfatai Buhari, says China should do more to rescue Nigerian passengers abducted during a terrorist attack on the Chinese-built Abuja-Kaduna rail line in late April. Buhari said if Chinese nationals were among those abducted, China would have intervened. (THE CABLE) … 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 f...

Stalled Chinese Financing Complicates Buhari’s Infrastructure Legacy

Nigeria’s presidential race is officially on, but many are wondering how China will shape the fortunes of the ruling All Progressives Congress, the party of the current front-runner Rotimi Amaechi, the country’s former transport minister. President Muhammadu Buhari came to power on the promise to build much-needed infrastructure. Access to Chinese loans and contractors undergirded that commitment. In some cases, this was a smart bet. For example, Buhari managed to deliver three different rail lines, two of which were started before he took office. … 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 $...

Engagement Between Chinese Policy Banks and African Governments Continue Despite Funding Pull-Back

The current pull-back in infrastructure financing from Chinese policy banks is scrambling the funding options for African infrastructure. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the reduction in lending is permanent or that Chinese policy banks have lost their interest in the continent. This tweet from Ethiopia’s embassy in China gives a glimpse of ongoing engagement behind the scenes… Ethiopia is one of the biggest recipients of policy bank loans on the continent. The post Engagement Between Chinese Policy Banks and African Governments Continue Despite Funding Pull-Back appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2022/05/18/engagement-between-chinese-policy-banks-and-african-governments-continue-despite-funding-pull-back/

DRC Cobalt Shipments to China Resume Via the Port of Durban

Cargo vessels loaded with Congolese cobalt are once again making their way to China now that port operations in Durban are beginning to recover. The port was shut for weeks after severe floods last month blocked the roads and railways that transport the tons of raw materials that depart from southern Africa’s largest shipping facility. The new problem is what happens when those vessels make it to China? Many of the ports along China’s eastern seaboard are either closed or have limited operations due to the ongoing lockdowns. Similarly, many of the factories in Zhejiang and other eastern provinces that process the cobalt are similarly hobbled. … 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 S...

Unhappy With Continued Reliance on China for Critical Minerals, U.S. Senators Push Biden to Act

In a rare display of bipartisanship, a group of U.S. Senators this week sent letters to four cabinet m embers expressing their frustration over the administration’s lack of progress in using funds allocated by Congress in the Energy Act of 2020 to build a domestic critical mineral supply chain. The Senators’ impatience on this issue reflects a broader anxiety in Washington about the current U.S. dependence on China for supplies of processed metals and minerals including cobalt, manganese, and nickel which are essential to electric vehicle batteries and other next-generation technologies. … 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. ...

“Chinatown is Closed! Close the Shop or We Burn the Shop Down”

A growing anti-immigrant movement in South Africa says it is now targeting not only undocumented immigrants, but even those with residency permits doing low-skilled work. Operation Dudula (“force out” in isiZulu) made clear they are campaigning against both African and Chinese undocumented workers, and that they want to force all immigrants from low-skilled positions. The movement is increasingly spilling beyond the country’s borders. Last week saw violent altercations between members of the Namibian opposition party, Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters, and business owners in Windhoek’s Chinatown district. NEFF members accused Chinese business owners of being there illegally and selling counterfeit goods. … 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 A...

Africa’s Role in China’s Global Military Expansion: Defense Expert Unpacks a Thorny Issue