NSD-S HUB | The Southern Talks #3

China in Africa

For NSD-S Hub's third Southern Talks, Dr. Alexander Vines of Chatham House discusses what China has achieved in Africa so far, with primary focus on its military and economic efforts in the region and its intentions for the future.

His presentation will account for the first 30 minutes of our 1-hour webinar. The remainder will be a Q&A session where those registered can participate.

Video Chapters

00:00 Introduction by Mr. Conor Sheedy, NSD-S HUB

02:10 Dr. Vines introduces himself

03:32 Dr. Vines Presentation “China’s Africa Engagement: Trends 2023”

03:48 General Overview: Population, Poverty, Climate and Commodities

07:42 China’s Engagement on African Continent since 1947

11:55 Chinese loans to African countries

14:00 Diplomatic Missions

15:26 Public Debt

18:08 Debt Trap Diplomacy, Trade and Loans

24:28 Chinese Diplomacy

27:07 Chinese Military Engagement

30:57 Western Indian Ocean

32:47 A new Chinese Base in Africa

34:37 IUUF – Illicit, Unreported and Unregistered Fishing

36:25 Q & A Session

36:52 China’s desire for Stability on the Continent

42:02 Rare Earths and Transport Corridors

43:51 Learning by Doing and China’s current policies

46:45 Possible NATO/China dialogue

49:25 African Agency and Competition without Confrontation

52:05 Conclusion

53:40 Closing

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Alex Vines OBE

Chatham House Research Director of Regions and Risk

Dr Alex Vines OBE has led the Africa Programme at Chatham House since 2002 and became Research Director of Regions and Risk in 2023. He has chaired the UN Panel of Experts on Côte d’Ivoire from 2005 to 2007 and was a member of the UN Panel of Experts on Liberia from 2001 to 2003. He was also a member of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Mozambique in 2019 (and Ghana in 2016) and a UN election officer in Mozambique (1994) and Angola (1992). He has extensively studied, worked, and taught on African affairs for more than 30 years, and was awarded an OBE in 2008 in recognition of his work that includes founding and developing Chatham House’s Africa programme. Prior to joining Chatham House Alex was at Human Rights Watch where his work included business and human rights.

Moderator

Conor G. Sheedy

NSD-S Hub Head Editor

Conor G. Sheedy is the NSD-S Hub's Head Editor and will be moderator of this online event.

The Southern Talks Webinars is an NSD-S Hub initiative that focuses on the Middle East and Africa and sees guest speakers offer a regional perspective on topics such as Conflict resolution & Security, Socio-Economic issues, Terrorism, Technology and Human Security.

Each webinar lasts an hour with 30 minutes dedicated to Q&A from the online audience.

Previous Southern Talks can be found on the NSD-S Hub YouTube channel Here

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The Southern Talks #3 - China in Africa