Non-partisan coverage of China in Africa & the Global South. FR: https://xitter.cf/t.co/2wpq8RP1cF | @AfrikChine ES: https://xitter.cf/t.co/vp556rSbCq | @ChinaAmericas
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Can Africa Turn Economic Growth Into Lasting Prosperity?
@JakkieCilliers joins @christiangeraud and @stadenesque to discuss Africa’s development prospects, demographic trends, poverty and inequality, and the choices shaping its future.
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Washington is shutting DeepSeek out of federal systems in the name of national security, turning China’s AI rise into another front in the U.S. tech war and raising the stakes for global access to Chinese AI.
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MULTIMEDIA ESSAY: China’s developers are reshaping Nairobi’s skyline with landmark skyscrapers like GTC, but behind the glass towers lies a bigger question of who owns, finances and profits from Kenya’s urban transformation.
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Satellite images suggest Saudi Arabia is expanding a ballistic missile factory believed to use Chinese technology to produce longer-range weapons. chinaglobalsouth.com/2026/10…
Africa’s biggest markets are seeing a growing flow of Chinese goods, risking becoming dumping grounds.
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Washington’s trade tensions are pushing South Africa closer to China, but Pretoria risks trading dependence on one market for another as it scrambles to protect exports, jobs and industrial growth.
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While China’s clean-tech exports can help the Global South expand its power grids, countries without local manufacturing and control over critical infrastructure risk trading dependence on fossil fuels for dependence on Beijing.
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Australia is tightening its defense grip on East Timor with a new security deal to curb China’s influence, turning the small Southeast Asian nation into another frontline in the battle for regional power.
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South Africa’s exports to China have jumped nearly 25% under Beijing’s zero-tariff deal, but Chinese imports are also surging, meaning Pretoria must turn market access into factories, local jobs and industrial power, not just bigger trade figures.
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Rising fuel prices are pushing India and China toward e-mobility collaboration, opening the door to cheaper EVs while forcing both countries to rethink their dependence on oil.
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The U.S. military is banning BYD vehicles from a strategic air base in Japan over security fears, turning China’s global EV expansion into another front in the fight over technology, data, and national security.
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Washington is shutting DeepSeek out of federal systems, turning AI into another front in the U.S.-China tech war and putting the future of cheap Chinese AI models in the American market at risk.
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China’s trade boom with Africa is giving the yuan a stronger foothold across the continent, opening a new front in Beijing’s push to challenge dollar dominance as African countries rethink how they pay for trade and service Chinese debt.
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China’s New Air Facility in Laos: What Does It Mean?
@hmarston4 joins Eric Olander to assess Beijing’s expanding military access, regional ambitions, and the evolving balance of power.
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China is backing Saudi-led peace talks on Yemen while the Houthi conflict threatens Red Sea shipping, exposing the limits of Beijing’s diplomatic influence when regional security and trade are on the line.
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China’s economic shift is reshaping global trade, pushing Chinese firms deeper into overseas markets and intensifying pressure on manufacturers while forcing commodity exporters to rethink their growth strategies.
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China’s Chery is turning South Africa into a manufacturing and export base, betting on the Omoda C4 to expand across Africa while putting pressure on rivals and testing whether local production can deliver real industrial value.
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Chinese commercial lending in Africa increasingly runs through brokers and business networks, giving intermediaries power over who gets financing, which projects move forward, and who bears the cost when deals go wrong.
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China’s clean-tech exports are helping expand power grids across the Global South, but countries risk trading energy insecurity for dependence on Chinese equipment, financing and technology if they fail to build local capacity.
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China’s coffee boom is reshaping the global industry, giving Chinese chains room to expand abroad while intensifying the battle for consumers, coffee suppliers and market share.
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