The China Global South Project posted on 23 July 2025 a Q & A titled "China's 'Feeling the Stones' Approach to African Security Takes Shape" with Lungani Hlongwa, China-Africa Security Radar, and Paul Nantulya, Africa Center for Security Studies in Washington.
China sees Africa as central to the future of the international order. Because of increasing threats to Chinese nationals and interests in Africa, the security element of China's engagement has become more important. But China is not following a single strategy for dealing with the security challenges that it faces. Chinese policy is usually aligned at the strategic level but often encounters fragmentation at the level of execution.
