China-US Focus published on 13 December 2024 a commentary titled "China and Africa, Rekindling the Fates of Global Power" by Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa, The University of Hong Kong, and Mohamed Ibrahim Hafez, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones in Egypt.
This highly sympathetic view of China concludes that in the contest for great power influence in Africa, "China's pragmatic vision steadily undermines the West's traditional partnership models" while Beijing's competitors are pursuing deeply flawed polices.
