China-Gabon Relations Upgraded

Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba (middle left) meeting China's President Xi Jinping, image via Xinhua

China and Gabon’s relationship has been upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, the main takeaway from President Ali Bongo Ondimba’s state visit to Beijing.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? The elevation of the relationship to a strategic level might worry the United States due to ongoing concerns about growing Chinese strategic interests in West Africa.

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