Does the Chinese geopolitical ring seek to tighten soft control over Africa? What are the most important pillars? Is it the Silk Road? Or is it the multipolar economic diplomacy?
China has mastered the art of African needs and how to go about it, including adopting cultural diplomacy. Today, Chinese language is prioritized among African educated population, the Chinese government is also offering scholarship programs to Africans, while at the same time offering exchange programs at a good rate, though still behind Europe according to my opinion. With Tiktok influence, we are bound to see more fear among Africans of high level of racism in China diminishes, which then may translate to soft spot among African youths when it comes to China.
Nonetheless, Africans' pool of needs are wanting, meaning they is deficiency in their priority of the kind of relation they want with China. They keep it "mixed plate" - vitamins there, carbohydrates there, protein there....However, in the end, trade and infrastructural relations has upper hand.
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