Thursday, August 6, 2020

China Challenges France in Morocco

The East Asia Forum published on 1 August 2020 an article titled "China's Challenge in Morocco's Africa-to-Europe Commercial Corridor" by Michael Tanchum, University of Navarra in Spain.

Morocco has surpassed Spain and is poised to become the dominant maritime hub in the western Mediterranean.  China's role in Morocco's infrastructure development has been pivotal since Moroccan King Mohammed VI's 2016 visit to China when the two countries signed a strategic partnership agreement and more than 15 public-private partnership agreements.  Chinese investments and contracts in Morocco between 2014 and 2019 totaled $1.26 billion.