Day: April 5, 2022
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New Report on China-Arab Relations Provides Overview of What Will be on Xi’s Agenda at Upcoming Saudi Summit
Xi Jinping is widely expected to travel to Saudi Arabia at the end of the week for what will be his first visit to the Kingdom in six years and his first since Riyadh became China's largest oil supplier. The President is scheduled to ...
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Why the Persian Gulf is China’s “New Africa”
Fifteen years ago, Africa supplied a third of China's imported oil and was a key recipient of foreign investment beyond its near abroad in east Asia. Today, a large portion of that energy procurement has shifted to countries in the Persian ...
U.S. Officials Are Working Hard to Keep China Off the Agenda of Next Week’s Africa Leaders Summit
The White House is working hard to make sure that China does not become a topic of conversation at next week's U.S.-Africa leaders summit that will take place in Washington, D.C. “Our goal is not to center our conversation on competition ...
China Playing “Aggressive Game” in Africa and the World, Says U.S. Trade Rep Katherine Tai
The top U.S. trade official, Katherine Tai, acknowledged that Washington is increasingly facing difficulties in Africa and other regions because China, not the U.S., is most countries' largest trading partner. During a conversation with The Atlantic Council's ...
Partially Chinese-Financed Hydropower Dam Cuts Power Deliveries to Zambia, Zimbabwe Due to Lack of Water
Environmentalists have warned for years that southern Africa's Chinese-financed hydroelectric building binge would eventually collide with the reality that the region doesn't have enough water. Officials at the Zambezi River Authority that runs the Kariba Dam announced
A child shakes hands with a robot during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 28, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
By Laurie Chen China's scramble to adopt artificial intelligence will spawn new jobs and propel the world's second-largest economy, say policymakers and company executives, as they play down growing global fears that the technology could stunt employment. Plans unveiled ...
China Donates Trucks, Non-Lethal Equipment to the Kenya’s Military
For the second time in a month, China is providing an East African military with a sizable donation of non-lethal equipment and support vehicles. On Monday, Kenya's Defense Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa took delivery of dozens of trucks and unspecified "engineering equipment" during ...
Zimbabwe’s Top Leaders Bestow Awards on Chinese Steel and Mining Companies
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa along with VP Constantine Chiwenga and Mining Minister Winston Chitanda awarded three Chinese steel and mining companies with the country's inaugural Mining Excellence Awards last week at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Harare. The companies, Tsingshan Holdings ...
Illegal Fishing, Human Rights Abuses Rampant Aboard China’s Distant Fishing Trawlers in SE Asia and Africa, Says NGO
There are new allegations of widespread environmental abuses and human rights violations committed by crews aboard China's distant water fishing fleet operating in Southeast Asia and West Africa in particular. A new report by the UK-based NGO Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) that ...
A Full-on Freak Out is Underway About China’s New Security Pact With the Solomon Islands
A joint security agreement between the Solomon Islands and China is sparking considerable anxiety among government officials, security analysts, and scholars in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States who see it as a direct challenge to both countries' military interests in the Pacific.
Exploring China’s Increasingly Prominent Role in Africa’s Media Sector
China is now a major player in the African media market, particularly in anglophone countries across the continent where its government-produced digital, broadcast, and print services are all widely available. The Chinese have invested heavily in building a formidable media ecosystem ...
Hello World! China’s AU Mission is Now on Twitter
China's mission to the African Union opened a Twitter account on Monday, becoming the 53rd Chinese diplomatic entity in Africa that's now active on the microblogging platform. For some unknown reason, Chinese diplomats and missions in Africa are far more active on ...
Africa, Latin America and the Active Non-Alignment Option
By Jorge Heine Seventeen African countries, most prominently South Africa, abstained in the United Nations General Assembly vote from condemning Russia for invading Ukraine and demanding Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces. Many more that voted in favor of condemning ...
Rising Debt and a Sinking Currency is a Bad Combination For Kenya
Kenya's embattled currency, the shilling, sank even further on Monday, dipping to an all-time low of 115 against the U.S. dollar, prompting renewed concerns that the country will soon face a dramatic economic reckoning. The problem is that every time the shilling ...