China’s initiatives to deepen its economic engagement and influence in Africa are continuing apace, with Beijing celebrating its rapid construction of port facilities along the continent’s coasts at recent diplomatic and trade events.
Observers warn that the growing Chinese presence in Africa—which overlaps closely with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) bankrolled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—furthers the trend of debt entrapment, resource exploitation, and environmental damage for countries on the continent.
As of this year, China is involved in constructing, financing, or operating 78 ports in 32 African countries—around a third of the 231 commercial ports operational across Africa, according to the African Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)….
Chinese Port-Building Spree Advances Beijing’s Africa Ambitions, Experts Say
