Afrobarometer published on 28 June 2021 an analysis titled "Les Maliens, favorable a l'integration regionale et aux investissements etrangers, soutiennent l'influence positive de la Chine."
An Afrobarometer survey of 1,200 adult Malians during March and April 2020 found that 80 percent had a positive response to China's economic and political influence in the country compared to 60 percent for the United States, 56 percent for Russia, and 34 percent for France. In addition, 38 percent chose China as the best development model for Mali vs 16 percent for France and 15 percent for the United States.
On the other hand, 44 percent of the sample said Mali is too much in debt to China while only 30 percent said it is not too indebted and only 2 percent selected Chinese as the future international language vs 37 percent for French and 35 percent for English.
