China Envoy Calls Kenya Economic Ties a ‘Win-Win’
July 26th, 2023
Via the East African, a report on China’s economic partnership with Kenya: China’s top diplomat Wang Yi during a visit to Kenya on Saturday praised the two countries’ economic partnership as a “win-win”, according to a statement from the Chinese authorities. Kenya and China have “become good friends with mutual trust in politics and good […]
Read more »Algeria and China: Expand Tech Ties and Build On BRI Relationship
July 25th, 2023
Via South China Morning Post, a report on recent meetings between Algeria’s President and China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing to expand tech ties and build on their belt-and-road relationship: Abdelmadjid Tebboune talks with the Chinese president following a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia last month China has had a heavy presence in Algeria’s infrastructure […]
Read more »Why the U.S. is Losing Africa to China and Russia
July 22nd, 2023
Courtesy of Modern Diplomacy, commentary on why the U.S. is Losing Africa to China and Russia: The presence of Chinese in Africa has generated differing debates about the real reason they are there. Some have suggested that Africa is on the verge of re-colonization. The real reason the Chinese are in Africa may have yet […]
Read more »Gulf – Central Asia Summit and the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
July 21st, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the upcoming Gulf – Central Asia Summit and its connections with China’s BRI, which provide an important opportunity for China to connect Central Asia all through a large and wide network of roads and lines, such as: the highway crossing the Tianshan Mountains that connects China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and […]
Read more »Saudi Aramco Acquires $3.4B Stake in a China Petrochemical Firm
July 21st, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report that the world’s biggest oil exporter is making further inroads in China, Saudi Arabia’s top customer for crude: Saudi Aramco has acquired a 10% stake in China’s Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. for 24.6 billion renminbi ($3.4 billion), through its subsidiary Aramco Overseas Company BV, based in the Netherlands, the world’s biggest […]
Read more »Angolan Airport Set to Become Symbol of BRI
July 20th, 2023
Via China Daily News, a report on China’s support of Angola’s aviation industry: Aviation Industry Corp of China, the nation’s leading aircraft maker that has sold many jets and helicopters to Africa, is helping an African nation build one of the largest airports on the continent. The Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport in Luanda, […]
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