Tag: infrastructure development

• The China in Africa Podcast: If You Want to Get Rich, Build a Road. Testing China’s Theory in Africa

  August 15, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/8wCWdXN There's a Chinese proverb that says, “If you want to get rich, build a road first.” That philosophy has guided China's development strategy in Africa for much of… more ›

• Eswatini Builds Dam With Chinese Firm Despite Taiwan Ties – The China-Global South Project

  August 2, 2025

  Eswatini partners with China’s Sinohydro on a major dam project despite Taiwan ties, sparking diplomatic friction and local labor disputes. https://chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/eswatini-sinohydro-dam-project-taiwan-china-tensions/ more ›

• Big Take: China Bets Big on a $167 Billion Tibetan Dam

  July 29, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/Da4g65k China is building the largest power plant the world has ever seen, in a very remote corner of Tibet. But the $167 billion hydropower dam has environmentalists and… more ›

• The China in Africa Podcast: Lessons for Europe From China’s Critical Minerals Strategy in Africa

  July 3, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/jX2Mviy While the U.S., India, and countries in the Persian Gulf are all moving quickly to establish new critical mineral supply chains, the European Union is struggling to follow… more ›