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.
