When Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the China-Africa summit on Thursday, he called on the continent to join China in leading the modernisation of the Global South, which he said has suffered “injustice” at the hands of the West.
In a joint action plan, China called for strengthened cooperation on supply chains and green technology as it continues to navigate tech and trade restrictions put in place by the US, European Union and allies.
Observers said Africa’s strategic importance to China is growing, but Beijing is also carefully weighing the opportunities and risks as it deepens engagement on the volatile continent.
Tang Xiaoyang, a Tsinghua University professor specialising in African studies, said the continent offered great political and economic support for China amid Western “containment”.
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