Thursday, October 18, 2018

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Meets the Belt and Road

The East Asia Forum published on 18 October 2018 my commentary titled "Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Meets the Belt and Road."

I compare China's $60 billion financial package for Africa promised at the 2015 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Johannesburg with the $60 billion package promised at the FOCAC in September of 2018 in Beijing. I also look at the issue of African indebtedness and how FOCAC 2018 impacts China's Belt and Road Initiative.