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5 Lessons for China from the U.S. Failure in Afghanistan

A Taliban fighter at the airport in Kabul on September 14, 2021. Karim SAHIB / AFP

Chinese foreign policy think tank scholars have been studying what led to the dramatic collapse of the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan, which culminated last month with the fall of the government and the ...

Under Pressure, Chinese Government to Prosecute Six of its Mining Companies in the DRC For Environmental Crimes

China’s unfolding drama in the Democratic Republic of Congo took an unexpected turn on Tuesday evening when Wu Peng, Beijing’s top diplomat for sub-Saharan Africa, announced on Twitter that the ...

Chinese Embassy to Set Up a Special Unit That Aims to Combat Illegal Mining (Presumably by Chinese Companies)

TWEET TRANSLATION: The Chinese authorities have taken action to support the Congolese government in the fight against the illegal exploitation of natural resources. A special unit has also been set up within the Chinese ...

Online Reaction to Wu’s Tweets Was a Mix of Cautious Optimism and Outright Skepticism

More than a hundred comments were posted in response to the tweet by China’s top diplomat for sub-Saharan Africa, Wu Peng, about the Chinese government’s decision to prosecute six Chinese mining companies found ...

There’s a Lot More Discussion on WeChat About What Chinese Mining Companies Need to Do to Comply With DRC Law

An article published on WeChat by lawyers from the Beijing-based investment advisory Jingtian & Gongcheng about requirements for Chinese mining companies operating in the DRC.

The steadily rising pressure on Chinese mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo is prompting some very lively discussions on the Chinese social media network WeChat. The discussions focus on giving ...

TRANSLATION: Assessing the New Risks For Chinese Companies, Projects and Personnel in Post-Coup Guinea

Colonel Mamady Doumbouya (C) and his team of Guinean special Forces listen as he holds talks with religious leaders at the People's Palace in Conakry on September 14, 2021. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

The city of Shanghai’s department of commerce posted a fascinating six-point analysis of the new risks confronting Chinese companies operating in Guinea following the recent overthrow of President Alpha Condé by a military ...

Madagascar’s Military Will Soon Learn to Say 你好 (Hello)

Officials in Madagascar’s Ministry of Defense will soon have the chance to study Mandarin thanks to a new program set up by the embassy’s new military office in Antananarivo. The objective of the course ...

Police Use Force to Disburse Anti-Chinese Protests in the Eastern DR Congo

Police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse hundreds of protestors demonstrating against a Chinese-owned gold mine in the small South Kivu town of Kitutu in the far eastern DR Congo ...

The Documentary at the Center of Mounting Congolese Frustration Towards Chinese Mining Companies

One of the key factors behind the recent escalation in tensions between local residents in the eastern DRC and Chinese mining companies can be attributed to the widely-seen investigative television report by

China’s Most Aggressive Foreign Ministry Spokesman Delicately Brushes Back Criticisms of Chinese Mining Companies in the DRC

The DR Congo government’s move to review some of the multi-billion Chinese mining contracts surfaced as a topic on Monday at the Foreign Ministry’s regular press briefing in Beijing where the ...

Namibian Opposition Leader: “Chinese Must Respect Us”

Tensions between Chinese companies and local labor unions have been simmering all year and now it appears the issue is escalating into a charged political attack against the government for not ...

Zimbabwe Now the Largest Recipient of Chinese Vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa

With more than 10 million doses of vaccines delivered to date, Zimbabwe is now the largest recipient of Chinese-made vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa and second only to Morocco (22.5 million) on the continent ...

China Isn’t Just Shipping Vaccines to Zimbabwe, It’s Also Building Warehouses to Store Them

A new Twitter account popped up recently, intended to provide updates on a new China Aid-funded vaccine warehouse now under construction in the Zimbabwe capital Harare. You can follow the progress of the ...

Pressure From the Government & IMF Mounting on Chinese Mining Companies in the DRC

File image of the processing plant at China Molybdenum’s Tenke Fungurume mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi is again turning up the pressure on Chinese mining companies with his drive to re-evaluate mining contracts that were negotiated under his predecessor’s tenure.

Hichilema Calls For Mining Policy Review But Stays Mum on the Chinese

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema (photo) called for a review of the country’s mining policies on Friday in his first address to parliament since he assumed office last month. But for now, ...

One of Those “Only in Djibouti” Days

Djibouti’s Chief of the General Staff of the Armies, Lieutenant General Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim (photo), had a very busy day last Thursday hosting senior naval commanders from both China and the United States for ...

China-DR Congo Trade Up 97% Compared to Last Year

TWEET TRANSLATION: China-DRC trade totaled $7.76 billion in the first seven months of the year, up 97% year-on-year, and the Congolese side recorded a trade surplus of $4.75 billion. During this period, Chinese companies ...

Hunan Province’s Trade With BRI Countries Jumps 20%

Hunan province is now among the key hubs in China for African trade and increasingly it appears to be positioning itself as a larger BRI trading center. Hunan trade with BRI countries is up 20% year-on-year to $16.5 billion in the January-August period.

ASEAN is the province's top regional trading partner with just $9 billion of two-way trade in the first eight months of the year -- also up 20% compared to the same time last year.

Chinese Propaganda Recruits CCP Allies in Kenya’s Ruling Party To Denounce U.S. Claims on COVID Origin

The Chinese Communist Party is turning to its friends in Kenya’s ruling Jubilee Party to denounce the U.S.-led accusation that the COVID-19 virus originally leaked from a lab in Wuhan ...

China’s Ambassador to Uganda Wants to Show a Different Side of Chinese Labor Relations in Africa

China’s recently-arrived ambassador to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong, travelled to the central city of Kapeeka on Sunday to visit factories in the Liaoshen Industrial Park in what appears to be an effort, in part,

China-Global South Update: Wang Yi Brings Millions in Aid and Vaccines on Four-Nation Asia Tour

Vietnam's Deputy Prime minister Pham Binh Minh (R) bumping elbows to greet China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) prior to a meeting in Hanoi. STR / Vietnam News Agency / AFP

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi embarked on a four-nation week-long tour of Southeast Asia on Friday to bolster ties in critical ASEAN states. He will visit Vietnam, Cambodia, and Singapore, and will end ...

With Chinese Infrastructure Financing Drying Up in Africa, China’s Contractors Now Look to Europe

Chinese workers stand at the construction site of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) during the Presidential Inspection of the SGR Nairobi-Naivasha Phase 2A project in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 23, 2018. Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP

China’s construction giants are knocking on the doors of development finance agencies in Europe in a bid to find new sources of funding for projects in Africa, according to a ...

Egypt’s Al-Sisi Takes a Ride on New Chinese Train Linking to New Chinese-Built Administrative Capital

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi doing an on-site inspection of the new railway that will connect downtown Cairo to the country’s administrative capital.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi boarded a Chinese-made train on Wednesday for a glimpse of what the new electrified metro railway will be like when it ferries commuters to and from the ...

When Viewed in Context, Africa’s Trade With China is Very Small

Although China is by far Africa’s largest bilateral trading partner with two-way trade this year on track to exceed last year’s $187 billion. In the January-August period, according to Vice ...

A Young Chinese Expat Reflects on What’s She Learned After Six Years of Living in Namibia

Photo of Cecilia, a Chinese travel executive who spent six years living in the Namibian capital Windhoek.

Chinese expatriate life in Africa is often seen as a mystery to outsiders due to the significant cultural and linguistic barriers that get in the way of closer ties. Like many immigrant populations ...

Global Metals Market on Edge Following Guinea Coup and Mounting Concerns About China’s Economy

The coup in Guinea combined with new indicators that China’s economy may be slowing is contributing to a period of considerable turbulence in global metals markets as investors try to gauge the impact ...

This Chart Explains Why China is So Concerned About Events in Guinea

“The outcome of the coup attempt is unclear, but the political turmoil offers a test for this relatively new supply chain. Investors need to mull a range of possibilities, from a relatively peaceful ...

Guinea Coup Complicates China’s Desire to Wean Itself Off Australian Imports

So far, Guinean bauxite exports to China appear unaffected by last Sunday’s coup and policymakers in Beijing are no doubt hoping it stays that way. They would like to avoid having to turn ...

Chinese Mining Interests Purportedly Block Congolese Government Investigators By Smashing Into Their Car

A new video surfaced today on Congolese social media where a DRC government delegation from Kinshasa claims that Chinese mining interests protected by FARDC soldiers blocked their inspection by intentionally causing ...

Video Appears of 9 Chinese Miners Arrested For Illegally Mining in Congo’s Far Eastern Ituri Province

The far eastern province of Ituri is emerging as one of the major hubs of illegal Chinese mining in the DR Congo where an unknown number of Chinese migrants and companies are operating ...

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