China, Tanzania, and the Digital Silk Road

 The South African Institute of International Affairs published in November 2021 a policy brief titled "China-powered ICT Infrastructure: Lessons from Tanzania and Cambodia" by Motolani Agbebi, Gong Xue, and Zheng Yu.  

The study looked at the socioeconomic and governance impacts of large Chinese ICT projects in Tanzania and Cambodia.  Compared to other infrastructure developments, these projects had relatively limited socioeconomic and governance outcomes.  

China Bans the Ivory Trade: Cyberspace Poses Challenge

News China magazine published on 1 February 2017 an article titled "A Dark World" by Wang Yan.

While the government of China recently banned the illegal ivory trade, the article points out it will be difficult to enforce the regulation. Illegal ivory traders have moved their business online to WeChat. Social media platforms such as Alibaba and Tencent have made serious efforts to ensure they are not being used to facilitate the illegal wildlife trade but there is no guarantee they can stop all trading activity.