Podcast
The China in Africa Podcast
Episodes — page 14
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Wang Huiyao on 'China's Misunderstood Foreign Policy'Senior-level Chinese stakeholders often contend that one of the main reasons for today's heightened geopolitical tensions between China and the West is due to "misunderstandings" o…
What the New Port of Lekki in Nigeria Tells Us About the Future of Chinese Infrastructure Finance in AfricaChina is no longer in the game of providing African countries with enormous loans to finance large-scale infrastructure projects. In fact, BRI financing last year for projects in A…
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China, Latin America, and the Rise of a New Non-Aligned MovementDuring the first Cold War, a large group of developing countries sought to distance themselves from the ideological battle between the United States and the Soviet Union to create…
It's Getting Tougher for African Students to Get a PhD in ChinaThousands of African students are back in class again in China following a three-year absence due to the pandemic and Beijing's strict COVID Zero travel restrictions. But doctoral…
How the U.S. Aims to Compete With China in Critical Resource MiningU.S. officials are speaking out about the urgency to diversify supply chains for critical resources that are now largely dependent on China, particularly rare earths, cobalt, and l…
The Role of Chinese Solar Technology in Africa's Just Energy TransitionChina is by far the world's dominant producer of solar power technology which is becoming increasingly popular in places like Africa that are under mounting pressure to transition…
[GLOBAL SOUTH] What's Driving the Steady Decline in Chinese Overseas Development Lending?There was a time when Chinese lending to developing countries rivaled the World Bank. Those days are now long gone as Chinese overseas development lending has been on a steady down…
A New Era of U.S. and Chinese Engagement in Africa is Now UnderwayThis was a big week for both the U.S. and China in Africa as both major powers' new, more robust engagement strategies were on full display. For the U.S., two cabinet secretaries t…
Why More Young Chinese Professionals Are Looking For Work in AfricaNear record high levels of youth unemployment in China is prompting more young graduates to look abroad for work, particularly in Africa. Recruiters say they can't find enough peop…
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Pepe Zhang on What to Expect This Year in China-Latin America RelationsChina's two-way trade with countries in the Americas increased 8% last year to $486 billion, nearly twice the volume of what China does in Africa. South America is now a vital sour…
Hannah Ryder on What to Expect This Year in China-Africa RelationsQin Gang is carrying on a 33-year-old tradition by making Africa the first official visit of the new year for China's foreign minister. Qin took office just two weeks ago and is ne…
The 2022 Africa-China Year in Review With Gyude MooreChinese trade with Africa is widely expected to break yet another record in 2022, while Chinese lending to countries across the continent fell again. Meantime, African leaders this…
[GLOBAL SOUTH] New Report Debunks Chinese Debt Trap Narrative in Sri LankaThe Chinese debt trap narrative was started based on the purported surrender of the Port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka. When Colombo fell behind in its payments to the China Exim Bank…
China's Long Shadow Over the U.S.-Africa SummitThe three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit wrapped up in Washington, D.C. on Thursday with a declaration by President Joe Biden that his administration is "all in" when it comes to A…
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Bad Takes: What the News Media Got Wrong About Xi's Trip to Saudi ArabiaSo much of the international news coverage of Xi Jinping's three-day visit last week to Saudi Arabia was framed in the context of the broader U.S.-China rivalry. The Saudis and oth…
Worrisome Demographic Trends in China and AfricaAfrica is home to the world's youngest and fastest-growing population, creating what proponents call a "demographic dividend." Conversely, China is rapidly becoming one of the worl…
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Why U.S. Diplomacy is Struggling to Compete With China in the Global South40 countries around the world currently do not have U.S. ambassadors. The corner offices have been empty for months, even years at U.S. embassies in major regional powers like Indi…
Why It Isn't China's Fault Its Trade With Africa Is so DistortedChina is forecast to break another trade record with Africa this year, potentially even crossing the $300 billion barrier. While that sounds great, the big number masks a distorted…
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Can China's Surveillance State Governance Model Be Exported Abroad?China has built the world's largest and most intrusive surveillance system to monitor the behavior of its people. Millions of cameras, vast databases, and sophisticated online filt…
U.S.-China Technology Competition in AfricaAfrican telecom operators have resolutely opposed U.S. calls to stop using Chinese networking hardware. In fact, Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese tech firms in recent years have sign…
