Zambia becomes China’s next big debtor after joining Belt and Road
Zambia is being considered the next victim of China's Belt and Road. According to the South China Morning Post, this country has suffered a financial crisis, with foreign debts as high as 17.3 billion US dollars, and China is the first creditor. Zambia has approved many investment projects from China's Belt ...
Africa rebels resist domination by the Chinese regime: Streets fill with protests
Since the administration of the leader of the Chinese regime, Xi Jinping, began the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project around the world, at least 40 African countries have pinned their hopes for development on it. However, after several years of interaction, the results have not been as expected, and, consequently, ...
China and Somalia’s intention to jointly promote infrastructure: Could be used by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army
The Australian, on May 9, reported the latest China-Solomon draft Memorandum of Understanding Deepening Blue Economy Cooperation (pdf). The document stated that the two countries intend to start several joint investment projects, including constructing a port. The draft states that China and Somalia intend to launch several [quote] "cooperative investment projects, including ...
Under new security pact, Chinese police to operate under command of Solomons’ police force
Reuters cited ABC Radio on May 2 as reporting that Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Australia Robert Sisilo said under a new China-Solomons security deal, Chinese military police could be sent to the islands. However, it will operate under the command of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force. He also stated ...
Adviser says China deal raises fear of democracy erosion in Solomon
A security pact with China would help Solomon Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stay in power. And it would also erode the island’s democracy. As reported by The Guardian on Thursday, Celsus Irokwato Talifilu, a key adviser to the Premier of Malaita province, made such a statement as he accompanied the premier ...
Solomon Islands tells Japan it will not allow China to build military bases
According to Reuters, Solomon Islands' Prime Minister has just told a visiting Japanese delegation on Tuesday, April 26, that China would not be allowed to build military bases on the island. Vice Foreign Minister Kentaro Uesugi is leading the Japan delegation on the three-day trip to the Solomon Islands, starting from ...
Chinese envoy travels to Zambia as country faces debt crisis
According to the South China Morning Post, Du Xiaohui, China's 16th ambassador to Zambia, arrived on April 17, when the East African nation faced a debt crisis. Zambia is awaiting a decision from private lenders and the world's 20 wealthiest nations on its application for debt relief under the G20's common ...
Australia says Solomons-China pact’s ‘lack of transparency’
In a local television interview on Sunday, April 17, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said that there are concerns about a 'lack of transparency' in the controversial proposed security pact between the Solomon Islands and China. According to Bloomberg, Payne said that the concern is "something that should be discussed in ...
83-year-old American nun kidnapped by terrorists in Burkina Faso
Last Monday, April 4, as a result of a night raid that took place in Burkina Faso, a West African country, an 83-year-old nun was kidnapped by armed men. The news was confirmed this Tuesday by Bishop Théophile Naré of the town of Kaya. Sister Suellen Tennyson of the Congregation of Marianite Sisters ...
Experts comment on leaked treaty between China and Solomon
Pacific island country Solomon Islands and the Chinese government have sealed a treaty that has aroused international attention. Some experts made comments about the treaty leaked to social media on March 24. The draft of the treaty stated that "Solomon Islands may, according to its own needs, request China to send ...
‘Insulting’: Solomon Islands’ PM brushes off criticism of China security deal
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, on Tuesday, March 29, dismissed so-called "insulting" concerns from Australia and New Zealand about the leaked draft agreement between the Solomon Islands and China. According to The Guardian, in his first comments to parliament on the proposed treaty, Prime Minister Sogavare said, "We find it ...
Solomon Islands Prime Minister has no plans to ask China to build military bases
According to Reuters, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told his parliament on March 29 that the leaked security document was a draft and that he would not reveal the final deal's content. He said, "We are not pressured in any way by our new friends, and there is no intention ...
Chinese state-own firm lost control of cobalt mine in Congo
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo appointed a temporary administrator to take over China Molybdenum's Tenke Fungurume mine, or TFM, on Monday, March 1, according to Reuters. China Molybdenum or China Moly holds an 80% stake, and state miner Gecamines holds a 20% stake in TFM. The New York Times ...
Sri Lanka’s potential default, incurring China’s ‘debt trap’
In January 2021, Russia and Ukraine accounted for more than a quarter of Sri Lanka's tourism source markets. Russia was also the second-largest buyer of Sri Lanka's tea in January. Both countries had increasingly become an essential source of foreign currency for Sri Lanka. However, under frozen tourism and blocked ...
EU ‘Global Gateway’ plan invests $170 billion in Africa to counter China’s BRI
According to Reuters, the two-day summit between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) ended on February 18th in Brussels, where the EU's headquarters is located. Both sides agreed to restart the partnership and build a new common vision during the meeting. The EU has launched an initiative to spend ...
US visits and persuades Equatorial Guinea to reject China’s plans for local naval base
According to the Wall Street Journal reports, senior U.S. diplomatic and military officials have visited Equatorial Guinea this week to encourage the Central African country to reject China's desire to create an army facility on its Atlantic coast. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) informed that the U.S. delegation met with ...
