Egypt's Zawya published on 12 March 2024 an article titled "Egypt, China Discuss Prospects for New Chinese Industrial City."
China is in discussion with Egypt to establish a Chinese industrial zone along the Mediterranean Sea to serve the local market and exports to Europe and the United States.
Comment: The proposal appears to be at an early stage of negotiation.
Wenhua Zongheng: Quarterly Journal of Chinese Thought published in October 2023 an edition titled "China-Africa Relations in the Belt and Road Era."
It contains the following articles:
--Editorial: China and Africa's Attempts at Industrialization by Grieve Chelwa, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research
--How Can China Contribute to the Continent's Economic Development? by Zhou Jinyan, Shanghai International Studies University
--China's Belt and Road Initiative and African Industrialization by Tang Xiaoyang, Tsinghua University
The articles by the Chinese scholars essentially argue that the West has failed to offer Africa a successful model for industrialization and China can do it better.
The South African Institute of International Affairs published in July 2023 a paper titled "The Hunan Model: China's Zone for the China-Africa Future" by Lauren Johnston.
The paper finds that an emerging Hunan model, named after the central south Chinese province in China, builds upon its comparative strengths in agriculture, construction machinery, and mining and metallurgy, as well as its recent role in poverty eradication. It may offer a model for advancing China-Africa economic ties. The paper offers conclusions on how African countries can make the most of the model for their own development.
Bloomberg published on 22 June 2023 an article titled "The Art of Navigating Global Disorder" by Brendan Murray.
While Morocco's security ties remain primarily with the United States and Europe, it is looking increasingly to China for engagement in industrial zones and port development.
