The Race and Conflict Between the United States of America and China Over Africa ✍️ Professor: Fikri Kabbashi, Al-Amin Al-Arabi
Africa represents the only safe and attractive refuge in the world for international investments, given that it has become the center of energy sources and because of the resources it possesses, which translate into the acquisition of the following reserves at the global level:
50% gold reserve.
30% uranium.
90% platinum.
6.6% natural gas.
Besides being considered the largest supplier of agricultural products for coffee, cocoa and cotton…
Compared to the amount of money invested by the two countries, it is found that the total investment of the United States of America in Africa amounts to 90 billion dollars… while the total investment of China amounts to 75 billion…
But China has surpassed the United States of America in foreign trade, as the trade volume reached $220 billion, compared to $95 billion, which is the total trade volume of the United States of America, and therefore the US trade has been declining in the recent period… Moreover, China, in a clever move, has worked to provide logistical support by adopting a locomotive plan connecting African countries, which costs $12 billion… and this has consequences.
Certainly, African countries that have conscious national leaders who have prepared comprehensive national strategic plans… and who care about the well-being and happiness of their people will be able to use this competition to their advantage in the future…
As for the African countries still caught in the web of local conflicts… they will dissolve and disappear in the future, at a time when many African countries have adopted the Chinese style of development, including the country of Rwanda, which has adopted the Chinese development model. crossed… and the country of Ethiopia, which is about to emerge from the abyss of poverty and misery and transition from an agricultural economy to an agricultural economy, after building the infrastructure of roads and communications… and establishing industrial cities, which. helped attract Chinese investment through the Partnerships Entrepreneurship Portal, it managed to achieve a record growth rate of over 10%… as well as the state of Kenya, which started with railway lines between the new port of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi… It founded a large industrial city and named it after a river in China (Shan Tong)… On the way to adopting the Chinese style of development, the countries of Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana and Zimbabwe, as well as the proof is that decision-makers in the United States are still struggling with the rootless stick mentality and are brandishing the stick of sanctions and embargoes.
The relations between China and Sudan are old, with Sudan being considered one of the first African countries to officially recognize the People's Republic of China in 1959 AD, thanks to an announcement by former Foreign Minister Mohamed Khair. Since the first barrel of Sudanese oil was exported to the international market in 1999, China's interests have been closely intertwined with those of Sudan. Since that date, China has paid great attention to Sudan, considering it to be one of the countries of Sudan. the honor of Africa with which it maintains close relations. From the above, it is clear that the existing economic relations between China and Sudan are not the result of the moment, but go back more than a decade. The era began in 1997 AD. China first entered as a major partner in Sudanese oil projects after the withdrawal of the United States of America.
Looking at the course of international events, we see that the Chinese state has for many decades assumed the responsibility of leading the developing world as one of the largest developing countries and has no ambitions of hegemony but is governed by the principles of peaceful coexistence. and following the global recession of 2008, which hit the most vulnerable countries in the world, the Chinese economy has maintained its advanced status, recording a gross domestic product growth rate of 9.5%, and China has become an acceptable ally for Africans for several reasons, including:
1. China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
2. China has great economic potential that can help countries on the African continent.
3. It has modern technology through which it can contribute to the strengthening of African capacities
