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China and Japan are collectively financing half a billion dollars worth of Kenyan infrastructure projects in the current fiscal year, more than any other country,  a ccording to new data from the National Treasury in Nairobi. Chinese loans and grants in the 2022-2023 fiscal year total $245 million, while Japanese creditors have provided $258 million for various roads and other projects currently in 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post China, Japan Are Kenya’s Top Infrastructure Financiers This Year ...

A report in the state-run newspaper China Daily that touted  China’s “investments” in Africa’s burgeoning sustainable energy sector was misleading  and highlights a common problem surrounding the use of the word “investments” in the context of Chinese economic engagement on the continent. “Chinese investments in renewable energy are increasing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa,” the article stated right from the beginning. The problem is that “investment” is a rather flexible word. All the examples cited in the article were of projects financed via Chinese loans or built by Chinese contractors. But none were investments in the conventional use of the word, where the Chinese side assumed the risk by taking an equity stake in the 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 engagem...

China will provide  additional humanitarian aid, including 25,000 tents, to flood-devastated Pakistan, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Monday. The Red Cross Society of China will also provide $300,000 in emergency cash assistance to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Zhao said.  The floods have hit Pakistan’s Balochistan province, where  Chinese companies are involved  in major infrastructure projects as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative. … 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...

U.S. concerns about Chinese influence in the Solomon Islands have crossed a notable rhetorical red line:  it is now a talking point on Fox News.  This turns it from an obscure geopolitical spat to a topic in the mainstream Republican-Democrat culture war. Fox hosted the Republican insider Newt Gingrich to react to the saga of the Solomon Islands’ closer alignment with China, which he blamed on the Biden administration.  The coverage was triggered by the  Solomons’ refusal to let a U.S. Coast Guard vessel  enter its port for a scheduled refueling visit while on patrol against illegal fishing.  China’s Global Times  said Fox New’s blaming of the refusal on Chinese influence is ‘far-fetched.’ … 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 t...

The worrying escalation of xenophobia in South Africa is reportedly now hitting the country’s Chinese community. Under the banner of Operation Dudula (‘force out’ in isiZulu), protesters marched to the China City mall in Johannesburg to protest the presence of foreigners, whom the movement blames for crime and weak service delivery. It is unclear if violence occurred because the protests received little media attention in South Africa,  except for a random mention on Twitter .  Read  an account of the mounting xenophobic campaign on the New Zimbabwe website … 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...

Diplomats from African and Asian countries are currently on a Chinese government-organized tour of the Xinjiang region.  Official Twitter accounts  and the  Chinese state press  provide a glimpse of these diplomats’ role in Chinese counter-messaging operations amid ongoing controversy over the mass incarceration of the region’s Muslim Uyghur population.  … 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 Xinjiang Messaging to the Global South in Action appeared first on The China Global South Proj...

If you were still wondering, after months of lockdowns, China isn’t messing around when it comes to COVID-19 protocols.  Case in point: the Chinese national women’s volleyball team competed in a game against Iran at the Asian Games in the Philippines while wearing N-95 respirator masks. The masks seemed to take their toll: after losing the first half, most players took them off. China eventually won the game 3-1. … 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 Volleyball Team Takes No Chances appeared first on The...

Japanese officials may have tried to downplay their rivalry with China in Africa, but the response from Beijing put the inflamed relationship between the countries front and center. China’s state-owned  Global Times sharply criticized  the commitments announced at the TICAD 8 meeting in Tunisia, and  called on Japan to  “avoid jeopardizing the overall situation of bilateral relations” between Beijing and Tokyo.  … 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 Hits Back at TICAD 8 appeared first o...

A key announcement  at TICAD 8 was that Japan will provide $5 billion to the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the fifth phase of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative (EPSA) from 2023 to 2025. EPSA is a Japan-led multi-donor platform  to funnel investment to Africa that started in 2005. The new funding includes $1 billion in special funding aimed at debt stability.  … 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 African Development Bank Collaboration Reveals Overlaps Between Japa...

While TICAD and the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) hone in on similar areas of cooperation (training, connectivity, infrastructure), their approaches differ in important ways.  This article  by Peter Fabricius for the South African think tank the Institute for Security Studies lays out key differences: … 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 How Do TICAD and FOCAC Differ? appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2022/08/29/how-do-ticad-and-focac-dif...

While the Chinese government hasn’t yet released a full list of the zero-interest loans to poor countries, it will write off, that hasn’t stopped some African governments from celebrating.  Togo  signaled cautious optimism, saying that the write-off will free up funds for development. Meanwhile,  Kenya and Tanzania  have voiced dismay that they’ll apparently miss out on cancellations due to their middle-income status.  … 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 Questions About China’s Debt Writeoff...

The first consignment of Kenyan avocados finally reached the Chinese market after  years of hoop-jumping  by Kenyan farmers.  The delivery was officially handed over by Kenya’s ambassador, Mary Muthoni, during a ceremony in Beijing. Reportedly the first boxes of the fruit have made it out of customs and are on their way to supermarkets in Shanghai.  … 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 Happiness in Kenya as Avos Reach the Chinese Market appeared first on The China Global South Project . source...

As the Chinese technology giant Huawei finds its traditional internet business increasingly contained due to pressure in the Global North, it’s pivoting towards green energy in the Global South. Huawei recently blanketed  the  African press  with  paid articles  to announce a series of new green energy solutions targeted at African markets. These include solar arrays optimized for weak grids, and products aimed at all market levels, from homes to utility 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 Mor...

As China opens back up after the pandemic, journalists are again being flown in from across the Global South for junkets –  a key form of influence-building  for Beijing.  If you wondered whether these tours pay off in soft power,  tweets like these from the Somali journalist  Mohamed Osman Abdi provide a glimpse of China’s influence-building across Africa and Latin America in action… … 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 How Effective are China’s Press Junkets for African Journalists? Pretty ...

The European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold a national leaders summit in December for the first time to discuss expanding trade and infrastructure assistance.   Relocating some of Europe’s supply chains from China to Southeast Asia is widely expected to be a theme of the talks.   (NIKKEI ASIA) Russia remained China’s largest oil supplier in July – the third consecutive month.  Chinese independent refiners stepped up their buying of heavily discounted Russian crude last month and cut back on shipments from both Angola and Brazil. Saudi Arabia was second, while deliveries from the United States fell 84% compared to the same time last year. (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 that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the ...

27 and 28 August will see the  eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD)  taking place in Tunisia. Japan’s TICAD predates China’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and set the template for the continent’s interaction with Asian economic superpowers. However, TICAD is also fundamentally different from FOCAC in that it embraces multilateralism. Co-hosted by the Japanese government, the United Nations, the UN Development Program, the World Bank, and the African Union Commission, it is  dedicated to forging cooperation between Africa and multiple development partners . … 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 unl...

Perceptions in Beijing that Western powers are trying to constrain its influence is resulting in a concerted focus on building a China-led consensus across the Global South. Under the shorthand of ‘discourse power,’ this involves establishing China as an alternative to the United States in fields crucial to the Global South, like ICT. The researcher Kenton Thibaut recently unpacked China’s drive towards global discourse power  in a new article for The Atlantic Council , revealing it as a rapidly developing new front in geopolitics.  … 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) Alread...

Poaching rates for both African and Asian rhinos have been steadily falling for the past three years and are now at their lowest rates in almost a decade, according to the findings of a new report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the wildlife conservation NGO TRAFFIC. In Africa , researchers found that poaching rates fell from a peak of 5.3% of the population in 2015 to just 2.3% last year, due in part to the impact of COVID lockdowns. … 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 Rhino Poaching ...

The Chinese embassy in Bangladesh organized an online gathering this week for representatives of the local Chinese business community on how to tighten security in their enterprises ahead of the upcoming 20th Party Congress in November. Basically, the embassy wants to ensure there are no controversies or other problems that would draw attention to the Chinese community in Bangladesh in the run-up to this major political event in Beijing when President Xi Jinping will officially take up an unprecedented third presidential term.  (CHINESE EMBASSY IN BANGLADESH — in Chinese) … 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 Y...

China is the world’s fastest-growing market for natural gas and imported more last year than any other country — accounting for 60% of global demand. The bulk of China’s imports in 2021 came from Australia (40%), with Malaysia, Qatar and the United States each accounting for 11% of the 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Where Does China Source Its Natural Gas appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2022/08/24/where-does-china-source-its-natural-gas/

The new U.S. climate law, officially known as the Inflation Reduction Act, has a number of provisions aimed at breaking China’s hold on certain strategic resources like cobalt, widely seen as vital to the future of electric mobility. Cobalt is a critical ingredient used to manufacture electric vehicle batteries. The problem is that 60-70% of the world’s known reserves are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Chinese mining companies have emerged as the dominant players in the market — controlling much of the cobalt mining and refining sectors. … 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% Savi...

Chinese scholars and policy analysts have been poring over the recently released U.S. Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa to gauge its implications for China and its engagement on the continent. In contrast to the Trump administration’s Prosper Africa initiative that openly framed its Africa policy as a way to confront Chinese influence, the Biden White House went out of its way to limit explicit mentions of 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post How is the New U.S. Strategy for Africa Seen in China? appeared firs...

China Molybdenum (aka CMOC/China Moly), the Chinese minerals giant running one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest cobalt mines,  has reported record net profits  of about $606 million for the first six months of the year. Profits are up 72% year-on-year, despite  ongoing disputes  between CMOC and Gecamines, the DRC’s state-owned mining company.  Gecamines alledges that  CMOC underestimated cobalt reserves  at the Tenke Fungurume Mine (TFM) and owes them billions in royalties. In a  breakdown of its earnings (in Chinese) , CMOC emphasized its contributions to the DRC:  … 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. Subscrib...

Adalberto Costa Jr., a candidate in this week’s presidential election in Angola,  will launch an audit of the country’s debt  to China if he wins. He pledged that any loans not resulting in infrastructure will be renegotiated.  At about $42.6 billion , the country holds the most Chinese debt in Africa.  (BLOOMBERG) … 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 Angolan Presidential Candidate Eyes Chinese Loans appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2022/08...

Global reaction to the United States’s new Africa strategy, unveiled by Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his recent African visit, has largely split along North-South lines. While  accounts in the U.S. press  framed the policy as a response to China and Russia’s presence on the continent, Global South observers pointed out that it actually represents a de-emphasis of China, compared to its  Trump-era predecessor .  … 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 Africa Should Be Cautiously Optimistic...

The Tanzanian government opened bidding to build the next stage of its new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network that will extend to the border with Burundi. Construction companies have been invited to submit proposals  to build a 367-kilometer portion of the line that extends from Gitega to Uvinza in the far west of the country. Unlike many other African countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, Djibouti and Ethiopia, Tanzania’s new SGR will not be financed using Chinese loans.  Chinese contractors are, however, already building portions of the network and will likely compete for this new section. How Tanzania manages to finance the project more sustainably than a Chinese-financed railway in Kenya  t hat was far more costly  will be closely watched by other governments. SUGGESTED READING: The East African :  Tanzania invites bids for Uvinza-Gitega SGR line  by Bob Karashani Chatham House :  Lessons from Kenya’s New, Chinese-funded...

This article features back-to-back responses by two African researchers on Zambia’s debt restructuring deal. Response 1: By Amodani Gariba … 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 How do Africans View Zambia’s Debt Restructuring Deal? Two Researchers Weigh In appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2022/08/22/how-do-africans-view-zambias-debt-restructuring-deal-two-researchers-weigh-in/

This article features back-to-back responses by two African researchers on United States-China tensions over Taiwan. Response 1: By Christopher Edyegu … 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 How do Africans View U.S.-China Tensions over Taiwan? Two Researchers Weigh In appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2022/08/22/how-do-africans-view-u-s-china-tensions-over-taiwan-two-researchers-weigh-in/

The Wall Street Journal sparked a flurry of speculation in the Indian media over the weekend with  a report on Friday that said Chinese President Xi Jinping is thinking about going to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit next month in Uzbekistan . Because Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to attend the SCO event,  that was enough for the Indian media to speculat e about a possible meeting between the two Asian leaders. … 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 Indian Media Goes Bonkers...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi  unveiled a minor debt relief package for 17 African countries , writing off 23 interest-free loans that came due at the end of the last year. Wang made the announcement on Thursday at a meeting with a group of African foreign ministers to monitor the progress of commitments made at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation conference that took place last November in Senegal. … 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 Cancels Nearly Two Dozen Interest-Free Loans to 17 African Co...

Chinese contractors are now three-quarters of the way done with the new headquarters of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa with construction running ahead of schedule. The new 90,000 square meter facility is now set to be finished in December 2022 rather than early next year as was originally planned.  (XINHUA) … 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 Contractors to Finish Building New Africa CDC HQ Ahead of Schedule appeared first on The China Global S...

Chinese troops will travel to Russia to participate in joint military exercises from 30 August to 5 September.  The Vostok (East) exercises will also include soldiers from Belarus, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and — notably —  India .  (REUTERS) The Sri Lankan government unexpectedly reversed its decision to refuse the Chinese survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 permission to dock at Hambantota Port on Tuesday.  Last week, the government acceded to demands from India that the ship not be allowed to dock but then changed its position on Saturday. China’s Yuan Wang vessels are reportedly operated by the Strategic Support Force of the People’s Liberation Army. This one will reportedly conduct space and satellite tracking from the Indian Ocean. (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 that provides daily updates on Chinese en...

Apple is in talks to make Apple Watches and MacBooks in Vietnam for the first time, marking a further win for the Southeast Asian country as the U.S. tech giant looks to diversify production away from China. Earlier this year Apple announced that the production of its iPad tablets is moving to Vietnam in response to COVID lockdowns in 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Vietnam Wins as Apple Moves More Production Out of China  appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglo...

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson  Wang Wenbin shot down allegations  in the Indian media that China is planning military bases in Pakistan and Afghanistan.  The issue was raised at a Ministry briefing by a reporter for Agence France Presse, and dismissed summarily:  … 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 Is China Planning Bases in Pakistan and Afghanistan? appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2022/08/18/is-china-planning-bases-in-pakistan-an...

Soldiers from China and Russia joined counterparts from thirteen other countries in a military skills competition that kicked off this week in Algeria. Participants will compete in activities like parachute jumping, shooting and  driving tanks . Other participants include India, Vietnam, Mali, Congo, and Venezuela. Read  the full article on the AA News website (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 China and Russia Join Military Skills Contest in Algeria appeared first on The China Global Sout...

The Chinese province of Hunan this week ran online courses in beekeeping and honey processing for African farmers. Hunan is quickly emerging as the world’s most innovative hub for African agricultural trade, with a cocoa trading center, a currency clearing hub and numerous trade deals with different African producers. The post Hunan’s Growing Clout in African Agricultural Trade Now Extends to Honey appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2022/08/18/hunans-growing-clout-in-african-agricultural-trade-now-extends-to-honey/

The debate in the United States over whether China plans to build new military bases in Africa resurfaced on Tuesday when the Director of Intelligence Analysis for U.S. forces in Africa (AFRICOM)  published a column in Foreign Policy  that bluntly stated it’s only a matter of  when , not  if  the PLA will reach a new basing deal somewhere on the continent. Eric Miller, writing in his personal capacity, challenged critics of this issue, including  CGSP Managing Editor Cobus van Staden , who contend the U.S. has failed to present compelling evidence that the Chinese are serious about building a new base 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 happeni...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi  spoke glowingly of Beijing’s human rights record  with indirect references to the situation in Xinjiang when he met on Tuesday with a delegation of visiting UN diplomats from Asian and African countries. The group is currently in the southern province of Guangdong and will later visit Xinjiang for what will no doubt be a highly choreographed tour of the Western Chinese 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 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 Wang Touts China’s Human Rights Record to Visiting Asian, Afr...

The Chinese mobile phone maker Transsion hasn’t sold a single phone in China. Yet it posted a $580 million profit last year, largely based on its success in Africa. Through its Itel, Tecno, and Infinix brands, the company currently occupies 47% of the continent’s smartphone market. The Wire China recently unpacked the factors behind its success: … 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 How Transsion Hit the Mobile Jackpot in Africa appeared first on The China Global South Project . source https://chinaglobalsouth.co...

There are new indications that Chinese President Xi Jinping will, in fact, be  heading to Saudi Arabia this week  for his first overseas visit in nearly three years since the beginning of the pandemic. Although there is still no official confirmation of the trip from either the Chinese or Saudi Arabian governments, hints are nonetheless beginning to emerge from the Saudi capital Riyadh that preparations for the President’s arrival are now underway. … 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 Saudi Arabia is Prepar...