The Center for American Progress published on 5 October 2021 a commentary titled "5 Things U.S. Policymakers Must Understand about China-Africa Relations" by Jordan Link.
To get U.S.-Africa policy right, the author argues Washington needs to understand the following five realities about China-Africa relations:
--Africans view the United States and China favorably.
--Chinese economic activities across Africa are not solely extractive and they create jobs.
--The claims that China is engaged in debt trap diplomacy lacks evidence, but transparency is still a key concern.
--Chinese state financing is paving the way for Chinese companies to dominate telecommunications infrastructure development in many African countries.
--Chinese commercial activity has harmed the environment in many African countries.
