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Breaking news, analysis and opinion on relations between China and countries in Africa, covering trade, resources and the Belt and Road Initiative.
Open Questions series

Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Cameroon

Chinese green tea is bringing people together in West Africa, 3 cups at a time

From government offices to roadside stalls, tea from China is at the heart of a slow ritual that provides time to talk and socialise.

Nigeria

Why the Chinese yuan could soon be Africa’s most important currency

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United States

US-China rivalry takes flight over scramble for Ethiopian airport contracts

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Mainland China

How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion

Countries including Zimbabwe and Guinea are ending the pit-to-ship model that saw them exporting raw minerals with limited local gains.

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Large piles of bauxite ore, which is refined into aluminum, sit at a treatment area storage in Guinea. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

US faults China over vague overseas lending, warns of emerging-market debt risks

US State Department introduces tougher disclosure requirement covering sovereign loans, liabilities and collateral.

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Mainland China

How China’s ‘magic’ rice seeds are transforming the fortunes of Nigerian farmers

Beijing’s hands-off approach challenges traditional Western aid models, prompting Washington to counter with agribusiness interventions.

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Infrastructure

China’s Africa loan pivot turns it into a debt collector

China’s retreat from big loans has made Africa a net repayer, as Beijing turns its focus to smaller, more selective projects.

Chinese-built railways like Nigeria’s Lagos-Ibadan line reflect the megaproject era of Beijing’s lending in Africa, now giving way to a more cautious phase. Photo: Xinhua
Disease

What China’s expanded funding for HIV/Aids in Africa means as US cuts health aid

Beijing backs local medicine manufacturing, with senior UN official voicing gratitude for ‘strong commitment to multilateralism’.

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Angola

How China’s US$900 million port deal in Angola shows its lead on US interests

As Washington eyes the nation’s critical minerals and invests in a strategic rail project, Beijing leads in strengthening its supply chain.

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Africa

Is Turkey putting pressure on China in Africa’s infrastructure market?

While Beijing is beating out Western players for major construction projects on the continent, it is not without competition.

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Kenya Railways attendants at a station along the Standard Gauge Railway line built by the China Road and Bridge Corporation, in Ongata Rongai, Kenya, in 2019. Photo: Reuters
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‘Practical’ young Africans leaning towards China over US and away from ideology

Youth survey of 16 countries finds an overwhelming preference for the Asian power, with 95 per cent calling Beijing an ally.

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Positive perceptions about Chinese influence in Africa are on the rise, according to a survey of young people. Photo: Xinhua
Education

Spurned by the US, African students turn to China for a university degree

Chinese universities emerge as a promising option as they rise up the rankings and Washington tightens visa rules.

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Ebola virus

Opinion | With rapid Ebola aid, China shows itself a reliable partner of Africa

Public health now sits beside trade, infrastructure and digital connectivity as a core part of Africa-China ties.

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China’s soft power

How China is using film diplomacy to project a better image across Africa

From Burundi to Kenya to Morocco, film screenings, co-productions and cultural exchanges are helping to shape a new frontier of influence.

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Burundian drummers play at an event to open China Film Week, organised by the Chinese embassy in Bujumbura on July 15. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

From Bruce Lee craze to regional hub: how China’s kung fu captured Ivory Coast

Films of the 1970s have offered a model of discipline that resonates with working-class youth in Abidjan, sending ripples across West Africa.

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Meite Siaka is founding president of the Ivorian Federation of Chinese Martial Arts in Abidjan. Ivory Coast has become a regional hub for the sport, hosting the eighth African Wushu Kung Fu Championships in 2023 and aiming to host again. Photo: Handout
Africa

China built megaprojects in Ivory Coast, now its own role is changing

Beijing is transitioning from contractor to stakeholder in the fast-growing African economy, with US$209 million tourist complex in the mix.

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China trade

China’s imports from Africa surge after Beijing expands zero-tariff policy

China’s growing hunger for critical minerals partly drove the increase, but the tariff reduction is also fuelling trade in several new sectors.

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Africa

How Chinese investors are supercharging Africa’s multibillion-dollar e-bike boom

By backing local production and infrastructure, Chinese firms are driving a shift to clean energy in Africa’s two-wheeler market.

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Gagan Gupta, the founder of Spiro, Africa’s largest electric two-wheeler provider, stands in a packed warehouse. Photo: Handout
United States

How overlapping US and China sanctions are complicating business in Africa

Compliance inquiries surge as broad range of industries at risk, spanning mining, banking, telecoms, technology, energy and infrastructure.

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Belt and Road Initiative

China’s port role in Africa extends far beyond docks: study

The Africa Centre for Strategic Studies says Chinese firms are deeply embedded across the continent’s maritime networks.

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Mainland China

Opinion | Beijing offers leverage for Africa. Policymakers are now applying it

Partnerships with China are no longer a debate for economies across the continent but a platform for their own development paths.

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An exhibitor (right) shows her bags to visitors during the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, Hunan province, on June 13, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Mainland China

Coffee, chillies and cashews: a new recipe to rewrite China-Africa trade

Blanket relationship with all African nations is viewed as a precedent for partners like the EU.

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In Africa, some agricultural products, including coffee beans, that meet baseline requirements on pest risks, processing and safety are eligible for export to China, eliminating the need for country-by-country trade deals. Photo: Shutterstock
Africa

Can China’s strict policing model ‘silence the guns’ in Africa?

As Beijing partners with the UN and the African Union to train officials on small arms control, analysts question its impact.

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Africa

Is China’s risk tolerance reaching its limit with pause of African mine deal?

Regulators ‘sending a signal’ with scrutiny of potential acquisition that includes important mining assets in conflict-prone regions.

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Africa

China and Africa’s evolving partnership

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Workers collect cotton in a field in Soclogbo, Benin, on January 13, 2025. Photo: AFP
Benin

How Benin is on the road to reshaping its cotton industry, with China’s help

A 184km road project will make transport easier while Chinese experts and firms are assisting with technical support and local processing.

Benin’s new Cotton Road will link the north and south of the country and is expected to cut travel times by up to 75 per cent. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Guinea pushes Simandou on iron ore exports to feed China’s ‘green steel’ mills

Ships are switching from bauxite to carrying the higher-priced, high-grade raw material as a seasonal deadline looms.

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Cameroon

More and more Africans want to learn Chinese. But who will teach them?

African nations are adding Chinese to their national curricula, but the roll-out is hampered by a lack of qualified teachers.

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