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From Shops to Factories, Chinese Merchants in South Africa Face Sudden Regulatory Chill
A Johannesburg court recently sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison each for trafficking 91 Malawian workers and forcing them into labor at a textile factory. The high-profile ruling has not only drawn headlines, but also triggered a new wave of enforcement pressure on ...
S.Africa Court Jails 7 Chinese Nationals for Human Trafficking
A South African court sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison Wednesday for forcing more than 90 Malawians, some as young as 14, to work in a Johannesburg sweatshop. Africa's most industrialised nation is a magnet for undocumented migrants ...
Plugging-In Africa: Citi’s Ambitious EV Financing Future
The African electric vehicle (EV) market is projected to grow by 25 percent annually over the next five years. This means that stakeholders, including financiers, have to plan for this expansion if they are to benefit from the sector.
African Countries Should Stop Being Questioned About Their Diplomatic Engagements
No nation should have to defend its right to choose its own diplomatic partners. Yet, in recent years, African countries have increasingly been called to account whenever those partners happen to be China or Russia. When President William Ruto of Kenya ...
Pew Survey: Global South More Concerned About U.S. Than China
A new Pew Research Center survey reveals a surprising shift: in many Global South middle-income countries, people are more concerned about U.S. influence than China’s.
How Apartheid Shaped U.S. Policy on South Africa: China Study
A provocative analysis from a Chinese think tank examines the collapse of U.S.-South Africa relations, uncovering an unexpected driver: the influence of three tech titans—Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and David Sacks—all of whom spent their formative years in apartheid-era South Africa.
Active Non-Alignment in the Era of U.S.-China Rivalry
From Panama to Kenya to Indonesia, a growing number of developing countries are being pulled into the intensifying rivalry between China and the U.S. For these middle powers, the stakes are high as they must carefully navigate the tension to avoid ...
Taiwan Accuses China of Playing “Little Tricks” in South Africa
Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung accused China of playing "little tricks" in South Africa as part of a campaign to force Taipei to move its representative office from the capital Pretoria to the commercial hub in Johannesburg. Lin's comments on Friday followed ...
Middle Powers Scan an Emerging Landscape
If, like me, you’ve fallen into the habit of obsessively checking the newest (and the newest and the newest) updates on the U.S.-China trade war, you’ll also be familiar with the weird candy/poison hit of a major trade war data-point dropping. In my case this morning, it ...
BYD Goes on the Offensive in South Africa With the Launch of Three New Models
Chinese auto major BYD is moving aggressively to expand in the South African market with the launch of three new models this week, including their full-size electric pickup, a hybrid SUV, and an all-electric sedan. South Africa is an alluring market ...
South Africa’s Active Yet Unequal Trade With China
From afar, the China-South Africa trade relationship looks amazing. Last year, the two countries sold more than $52 billion worth of goods to one another — mostly raw materials from South Africa and finished goods from China.
China, Africa and the Post-American World
During his Senate confirmation, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced the so-called "liberal international order" that he said was obsolete and no longer working for the United States. Since he and his boss, President Donald Trump, took office eight weeks ...