The Conversation published on 15 April 2026 a commentary titled "China's Africa Strategy Is Shifting and Iran Conflict Will Speed It Up" by Lauren Johnston.
China seeks to bring greater balance to China-Africa trade and industrialization by integrating China and Africa supply chains and economic development. The war in Iran has shocked the global economy and its energy supply chains. This is speeding up China's new approach to the Global South, which the author calls the Hunan model.
