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ASEAN public sentiment toward China has been shifting over the last five years, with distrust falling from 63% to 41.2%, while trust more than doubled, from 16.5% to 36.6%. Despite the narrowing gap, skepticism still outweighs confidence overall, though trends suggest that might change. As ...

Chinese-supported power projects across Africa are increasingly concentrated in hydropower, solar, and other renewables, even as several large coal plants remain among the biggest by capacity. The current landscape of China-Africa energy projects shows that while coal is still a major part of Beijing’s energy ...

Chinese state-owned and private firms together control roughly 48% of the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, making China the single largest country-level stakeholder. China’s Baowu Steel Group stands out as the biggest shareholder, holding nearly a quarter of the entire project. Simandou holds the ...

South Africa retained first place in the list of China’s top trading partners in Africa, with $53.7 billion in total trade and, according to Chinese customs statistics, a trade surplus of approximately $8 billion. The diversity of South Africa’s imports from China, when compared with ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) fell to third place among China’s top African trading partners in 2025, with trade totaling $26.7 billion – $5.1 billion in Chinese exports and $21.6 billion in imports from the DRC. Sino-Congolese trade grew by just 3.1% in 2025, losing its momentum ...

In 2025, 90% of Africa’s total exports to China were concentrated within 20 countries, amounting to $114.5 billion. Of those, three countries — South Africa, the DRC, and Angola — accounted for 55.4% of Africa’s total exports to China. Trade between China and Africa in ...

In 2025, 86% of China’s exports to Africa were concentrated in 20 countries, amounting to $195.5 billion. Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt took the top three spots; together, they make up 30% of Chinese exports to Africa. 2025’s export growth far outpaced import growth. Chinese ...

Since 1991, China’s foreign ministers have traditionally begun each year’s diplomatic tour in Africa, visiting a total of 49 African countries to date. In 2026, Wang Yi was scheduled to visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, and Lesotho, though the Somalia trip was cancelled at the last ...

China’s trade with ASEAN rose from $878 billion in 2021 to $1.055 trillion in 2025, reinforcing the region’s importance for China as its largest trading partner. Trade with other Global South regions also rose, with Latin America and Africa each experiencing more subtle but stable ...