War on the Rocks published on 25 October 2024 a commentary titled "Will China Intervene Directly to Protect Its Investments in Africa?" by Jonathan Ping, Bond University Australia, and Joel Odota, researcher on China-Africa.
China's increased focus on security raises questions about its longstanding policy of non-interference in African states' internal affairs. In areas of localized instability that threaten Chinese interests, China may have to resort to direct military involvement. The authors suggest China is pursuing an "increasingly neocolonial approach" that "may ultimately undermine its non-interference policy."