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

A screenshot from a recent interview with Fei Shengchao, China's ambassador to Somalia

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.

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