China-Angola Meeting As Luanda Navigates Great Power Competition

Angola’s Foreign Minister Téte António met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday. Image via @WuPeng_MFAChina

Angola’s Foreign Minister Téte António met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday. He also signed a bilateral investment protection measure with Commerce Minister Wang Wentao.

China has sometimes struggled to get such formal investment protection guarantees from Global South countries. Angola’s implementation of the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments Agreement (APPRI) will facilitate more substantial Chinese projects in the country.

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