Geopolitics hastens China’s Hunan-led shift in Africa trade and investment

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Ugandan delegates engage with trade visitors at the 138th Canton Fair in Guangzhou © Consulate General of Uganda in Guangzhou The global geoeconomic volatility wrought by the second Donald Trump US presidency and hostilities in the Middle East make the shift in China’s Africa strategy even more important for China and for Africa. China’s Africa strategy started to shift in 2019, towards investment. It is anchored in