Friday, October 25, 2024

China Expands Engagement in Morocco

 Al-Monitor published on 20 October 2024 an article titled "What's Behind China's Deepening Engagement with Morocco?" by Sabena Siddiqui.

Chinese companies are winning contracts to expand Morocco's high speed rail system and signed a $6.4 billion memorandum of understanding to construct an EV battery "gigafactory" near Rabat.  There is growing Chinese investment in Morocco's ICT sector.  In 2022, China became Morocco's third largest trading partner.