South Africa's The Globe and Mail published on 12 October 2022 an article titled "African Allies Bolster Chinese President Xi As He Prepares for Third Term" by Geoffrey York and James Griffiths.
China is mobilizing its allies to praise its paramount ruler and deflect his critics. In South Africa, Chinese officials rounded up an array of politicians in Cape Town to sing the praises of the latest volume of Xi Jinping's series of books on governance in China and to echo his ideological view of the world.
