Friday, August 30, 2019

China-Mozambique Relations

Macro Polo published on 27 August 2019 a report titled "Bridging Perceptions: China in Mozambique" by Lauren Baker, summer associate at Macro Polo.


The Mozambican government has a symbiotic relationship with China. It actively encourages Chinese projects and enjoys the diplomatic spotlight that Beijing gives the country. Non-government elites in Mozambique are, however, more skeptical. Beijing's high-level ties to the notoriously corrupt Mozambican government lead the non-government elites to assume that a capitalist conspiracy or backroom deals are the norm.