Rajpriya Gautam

China’s push for “global power” emerged as the top threat to the United States using initiatives including the Belt & Road Initiative and COVID-19 vaccine distribution emerged as the top threat facing the United States,  according to an important annual intelligence assessment released on Tuesday. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Belt & Road and Vaccines Emerge as New Chinese Vectors to Bend the International Order to Its Will, Warns New U.S. Intelligence Report appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/04/14/belt-road-and-vaccines-emerge-as-new-chinese...

The Economist Intelligence Unit published a special report on China-Africa relations last month  that includes a number of compelling visuals that showcase the breadth of Chinese engagement 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. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post EIU Maps Out China’s Rapidly Expanding Digital Engagement in Africa appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/04/14/eiu-maps-out-chinas-rapidly-expanding-digital-engagement-in-africa/

The pressure on African players in China’s professional soccer league is going up say two Ghanaian stars who are going to teammates next season on Shenzhen FC. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Two Ghanaian Stars in the Chinese Super League talk About the Challenges of Playing Professional Soccer in China appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/04/14/two-ghanaian-stars-in-the-chinese-super-league-talk-about-the-challenges-of-playing-professional-soccer-in-china/

New data about where Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine are shipped around the world reveals that despite lots of lofty political rhetoric and media coverage, deliveries to Africa lags far behind the rest of the world. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. 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 Lag Far Behind the Rest of the World appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/04/15/chinese-vaccine-deliveries-to-africa-lag-far-behind-the-rest-of-the-world/

Chinese pharmaceutical companies have finalized production licensing agreements with seven countries around the world that will enable the production of just under 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses every year,  according to data from Bridge . Bridge notes that at this point the manufacturing process is quite simple, with these production facilities largely re-packaging bulk quantities of vaccine ingredients imported from China, rather than making any vaccines from scratch. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You've reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. SUBSCRIBE: $15 per month SUBSCRIBE: $149 per year -17% Savings The post More Than Half a Billion Doses of Chinese Vaccines Will be Manufactured Overseas Every Year appeared first on ...

The confirmation from the  Bridge tracking report  that the overall quantity of Chinese vaccine deliveries to Africa is comparatively low provides a new perspective on the constant vaccine-related propaganda news coverage produced by China’s state-owned media outlets and its official diplomatic Twitter channels across the continent. A lot of the messaging focuses on the shipments arriving at airports and the inoculations of governing elites, as was the case this week in both  Somalia  and  Gabon . That said, it’s nonetheless important to note that in countries like  Zimbabwe  and  Cameroon , Chinese vaccines have been used to help kickstart national vaccination campaigns, albeit on a limited scale. This Week’s Chinese COVID-19 Relief Headlines: GABON : President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his wife Sylvia Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Sinopharm.  (CGTN AFRICA) MAURITIUS:...

One day after the South African government suspended the rollout of the U.S.-made Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to worries about blood clots, opposition leader and head of the Economic Freedom Fighters party Julius Malema  called on the government to grant emergency approval for the use of Chinese and Russian vaccines . The often bombas tic Malema went on to warn President Cyril Ramaphosa that if he didn’t something, and fast, that it could lead to violence . “Let people choose which vaccines they want to use… Cyril must buy vaccines and vaccinate our people, otherwise, we are going to the streets,” he said. Read more on this story on the Cape Talk 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. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You've reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited ...