Africa is boiling—A wave of fury is ripping through Africa, and at the center of it all stands China. Factories are going up in flames, shops are being looted, and Beijing is scrambling to airlift its people out. Welcome to China Truths—where we uncover the stories the state-controlled media would rather bury.
The latest reports are shocking. In Angola’s industrial zones, thick plumes of black smoke choke the skies as angry crowds pour into Chinese-owned factories. Metal shutters are torn down, windows smashed, warehouses set ablaze. What began as a small wage dispute has spiraled into a continent-wide firestorm. From Tanzania to Kenya to South Africa, anti-China rage is spreading like an unstoppable tide.
For two decades, Beijing poured billions into Africa—financing highways, ports, rail lines, and vast industrial parks—all in exchange for oil, minerals, and influence. Angola, rich in natural resources, became the crown jewel of China’s Belt and Road ambitions. Chinese companies snapped up mega-projects, tens of thousands of Chinese workers flooded in, and within years local markets were dominated by Chinese traders. On paper, it was sold as a win-win partnership. But beneath the glossy deals, bitterness was brewing.
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