The China-Global South Project
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Independent, non-partisan coverage of China in Africa & the Global South: www.chinaglobalsouth.com
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With the U.S. sitting out the G20 and COP30, China is stepping into a bigger climate role. Eric and Cobus ask Anika Patel: can Beijing shape global climate rules while rejecting the “climate leader” label?
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Watch - tinyurl.com/2skma9wf
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
With the U.S. sitting out the G20 and COP30, China is stepping into a bigger climate role. Eric and Cobus ask Anika Patel: can Beijing shape global climate rules while rejecting the “climate leader” label?
Watch - tinyurl.com/2skma9wf
Watch - tinyurl.com/2skma9wf
China has quietly become a major builder of political infrastructure in Africa.
Eric and Cobus talk with Innocent Batsani-Ncube about how these projects work, why African governments welcome them, and what he calls “subtle power” in China–Africa relations.
Watch - tinyurl.com/5f6atay8
Eric and Cobus talk with Innocent Batsani-Ncube about how these projects work, why African governments welcome them, and what he calls “subtle power” in China–Africa relations.
Watch - tinyurl.com/5f6atay8
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
China has quietly become a major builder of political infrastructure in Africa.
Eric and Cobus talk with Innocent Batsani-Ncube about how these projects work, why African governments welcome them, and what he calls “subtle power” in China–Africa relations.
Watch - tinyurl.com/5f6atay8
Eric and Cobus talk with Innocent Batsani-Ncube about how these projects work, why African governments welcome them, and what he calls “subtle power” in China–Africa relations.
Watch - tinyurl.com/5f6atay8
Chinese guns in Sahel attacks. Chinese nationals busted in Nigeria’s crypto markets.
Adam Rousselle says this isn’t a 4D plot by Beijing, but a “leaky bucket” of illicit finance flowing through China and Africa.
🎧Full episode: tinyurl.com/44w55xpt
Adam Rousselle says this isn’t a 4D plot by Beijing, but a “leaky bucket” of illicit finance flowing through China and Africa.
🎧Full episode: tinyurl.com/44w55xpt
November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Chinese guns in Sahel attacks. Chinese nationals busted in Nigeria’s crypto markets.
Adam Rousselle says this isn’t a 4D plot by Beijing, but a “leaky bucket” of illicit finance flowing through China and Africa.
🎧Full episode: tinyurl.com/44w55xpt
Adam Rousselle says this isn’t a 4D plot by Beijing, but a “leaky bucket” of illicit finance flowing through China and Africa.
🎧Full episode: tinyurl.com/44w55xpt
Ethiopia plans a new EV factory using local lithium and cobalt in a vertically integrated chain and this time with European partners. If it works, it’s a real test of whether Africa can localize EV value without leaning on China.
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Ethiopia plans a new EV factory using local lithium and cobalt in a vertically integrated chain and this time with European partners. If it works, it’s a real test of whether Africa can localize EV value without leaning on China.
China’s Massive Infrastructure Gamble: Costs vs Benefits
China’s infrastructure boom has created some of the world’s tallest bridges, longest tunnels, and most complex high-speed rail systems, but at what cost?
China’s infrastructure boom has created some of the world’s tallest bridges, longest tunnels, and most complex high-speed rail systems, but at what cost?
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
China’s Massive Infrastructure Gamble: Costs vs Benefits
China’s infrastructure boom has created some of the world’s tallest bridges, longest tunnels, and most complex high-speed rail systems, but at what cost?
China’s infrastructure boom has created some of the world’s tallest bridges, longest tunnels, and most complex high-speed rail systems, but at what cost?
African policymakers are told at every mining conference: “Move up the value chain.”
But full-scale battery manufacturing or complete mineral processing chains are not realistic, at least not today.
But full-scale battery manufacturing or complete mineral processing chains are not realistic, at least not today.
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 AM
African policymakers are told at every mining conference: “Move up the value chain.”
But full-scale battery manufacturing or complete mineral processing chains are not realistic, at least not today.
But full-scale battery manufacturing or complete mineral processing chains are not realistic, at least not today.
China’s manufacturing edge isn’t just low-cost labor; it’s the sheer density and speed of its industrial clusters. China has built ecosystems where inventors can source every part they need within a day.
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
China’s manufacturing edge isn’t just low-cost labor; it’s the sheer density and speed of its industrial clusters. China has built ecosystems where inventors can source every part they need within a day.
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
RMB debt swaps are gaining attention across Africa and Asia, but this isn’t a coordinated Chinese campaign. Countries like Ethiopia, Indonesia, Ghana, and Nigeria are exploring the option, yet each negotiation remains strictly case by case.
Watch - tinyurl.com/45wmhpt4
Watch - tinyurl.com/45wmhpt4
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
RMB debt swaps are gaining attention across Africa and Asia, but this isn’t a coordinated Chinese campaign. Countries like Ethiopia, Indonesia, Ghana, and Nigeria are exploring the option, yet each negotiation remains strictly case by case.
Watch - tinyurl.com/45wmhpt4
Watch - tinyurl.com/45wmhpt4
China’s Inside–Outside Strategy in Global Governance
China isn’t trying to copy-paste U.S. hegemony. It’s building leverage “outside” while keeping a foot “inside” the Bretton Woods system. Gregory Chin unpacks China’s two-way hybrid approach.
Watch👉 tinyurl.com/4eppunze
China isn’t trying to copy-paste U.S. hegemony. It’s building leverage “outside” while keeping a foot “inside” the Bretton Woods system. Gregory Chin unpacks China’s two-way hybrid approach.
Watch👉 tinyurl.com/4eppunze
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
China’s Inside–Outside Strategy in Global Governance
China isn’t trying to copy-paste U.S. hegemony. It’s building leverage “outside” while keeping a foot “inside” the Bretton Woods system. Gregory Chin unpacks China’s two-way hybrid approach.
Watch👉 tinyurl.com/4eppunze
China isn’t trying to copy-paste U.S. hegemony. It’s building leverage “outside” while keeping a foot “inside” the Bretton Woods system. Gregory Chin unpacks China’s two-way hybrid approach.
Watch👉 tinyurl.com/4eppunze
What can be copied from China’s manufacturing rise, and what can’t?
Dan Wang joins Eric to unpack the “Engineering State,” what makes it work, and whether countries in the Global South can adapt parts of this model.
Watch - tinyurl.com/3n5rcvs2
Dan Wang joins Eric to unpack the “Engineering State,” what makes it work, and whether countries in the Global South can adapt parts of this model.
Watch - tinyurl.com/3n5rcvs2
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
What can be copied from China’s manufacturing rise, and what can’t?
Dan Wang joins Eric to unpack the “Engineering State,” what makes it work, and whether countries in the Global South can adapt parts of this model.
Watch - tinyurl.com/3n5rcvs2
Dan Wang joins Eric to unpack the “Engineering State,” what makes it work, and whether countries in the Global South can adapt parts of this model.
Watch - tinyurl.com/3n5rcvs2
Dan Wang: China builds abroad and funds BRI, but keeps core manufacturing and process know-how at home. Overseas plants often bypass tariffs, not export capacity.
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Dan Wang: China builds abroad and funds BRI, but keeps core manufacturing and process know-how at home. Overseas plants often bypass tariffs, not export capacity.
Can countries copy China’s model now? Dan Wang explains why geopolitics, protectionism, and China’s reluctance to export capacity make replication far tougher today.
November 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Can countries copy China’s model now? Dan Wang explains why geopolitics, protectionism, and China’s reluctance to export capacity make replication far tougher today.
China’s model mirrors East Asia and the USSR, then diverges on consumer economy and openness to foreign firms. Dan Wang explains the roots and the twists.
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
China’s model mirrors East Asia and the USSR, then diverges on consumer economy and openness to foreign firms. Dan Wang explains the roots and the twists.
BYD will roll out a 1MW ultra-fast charging network in South Africa from mid-2026, adding about 400km range in five minutes, with 200–300 stations at dealerships, highways, and cities.
As BYD’s lineup grows, the local manufacturing remains distant despite South Africa’s strong auto base.
As BYD’s lineup grows, the local manufacturing remains distant despite South Africa’s strong auto base.
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
BYD will roll out a 1MW ultra-fast charging network in South Africa from mid-2026, adding about 400km range in five minutes, with 200–300 stations at dealerships, highways, and cities.
As BYD’s lineup grows, the local manufacturing remains distant despite South Africa’s strong auto base.
As BYD’s lineup grows, the local manufacturing remains distant despite South Africa’s strong auto base.
China’s automation keeps low-end output while climbing to high tech, breaking the flying-geese model. Robots run 24/7, driving costs down and shrinking spillovers.
What’s the Global South’s Plan B?
We unpack options with James Kynge
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
What’s the Global South’s Plan B?
We unpack options with James Kynge
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
China’s automation keeps low-end output while climbing to high tech, breaking the flying-geese model. Robots run 24/7, driving costs down and shrinking spillovers.
What’s the Global South’s Plan B?
We unpack options with James Kynge
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
What’s the Global South’s Plan B?
We unpack options with James Kynge
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
Chinese EVs make first-time car ownership possible, yet undercut Europe’s incumbents.
Eric and James Kynge discuss how the “China Price” reshapes value chains, jobs, and growth prospects across the Global South.
Full episode ▶️ tinyurl.com/3apasck6
Eric and James Kynge discuss how the “China Price” reshapes value chains, jobs, and growth prospects across the Global South.
Full episode ▶️ tinyurl.com/3apasck6
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Chinese EVs make first-time car ownership possible, yet undercut Europe’s incumbents.
Eric and James Kynge discuss how the “China Price” reshapes value chains, jobs, and growth prospects across the Global South.
Full episode ▶️ tinyurl.com/3apasck6
Eric and James Kynge discuss how the “China Price” reshapes value chains, jobs, and growth prospects across the Global South.
Full episode ▶️ tinyurl.com/3apasck6
China is adapting an old Western playbook: scholarships that seed elite alumni networks. Those ties, personal, technical, governmental, keep doors open and stories flowing. Whether this counters dated narratives is unclear, but for now the relationship dividends largely accrue to Beijing today.
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
China is adapting an old Western playbook: scholarships that seed elite alumni networks. Those ties, personal, technical, governmental, keep doors open and stories flowing. Whether this counters dated narratives is unclear, but for now the relationship dividends largely accrue to Beijing today.
China is upending development’s ladder, keeping both low-tech and high-tech manufacturing at unrivaled scale. As countries try to move up, they face the “China Price.” Eric talks with
James Kynge on paths forward.
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
James Kynge on paths forward.
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
China is upending development’s ladder, keeping both low-tech and high-tech manufacturing at unrivaled scale. As countries try to move up, they face the “China Price.” Eric talks with
James Kynge on paths forward.
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
James Kynge on paths forward.
Watch - tinyurl.com/3apasck6
Firsthand voices carry weight. Are Africa–China alumni informing debate or tilting it?
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Firsthand voices carry weight. Are Africa–China alumni informing debate or tilting it?
Africa’s China beat has more sources than ever, alumni, experts, and firsthand trips. But too often they defend a side instead of unpacking policy impacts for Africa.
Aggrey Mutambo says the fix is capacity, not cheerleading.
Watch - tinyurl.com/mrx3a9df
Aggrey Mutambo says the fix is capacity, not cheerleading.
Watch - tinyurl.com/mrx3a9df
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Africa’s China beat has more sources than ever, alumni, experts, and firsthand trips. But too often they defend a side instead of unpacking policy impacts for Africa.
Aggrey Mutambo says the fix is capacity, not cheerleading.
Watch - tinyurl.com/mrx3a9df
Aggrey Mutambo says the fix is capacity, not cheerleading.
Watch - tinyurl.com/mrx3a9df
Stop the Mistruths: A Fact-Check on Africa–China
A decade on, the Africa–China debate feels stuck, same themes, new myths. We still hear claims like “China holds 40% of Africa’s debt.” It doesn’t; the reality is far lower.
The discussions need to change.
A decade on, the Africa–China debate feels stuck, same themes, new myths. We still hear claims like “China holds 40% of Africa’s debt.” It doesn’t; the reality is far lower.
The discussions need to change.
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Stop the Mistruths: A Fact-Check on Africa–China
A decade on, the Africa–China debate feels stuck, same themes, new myths. We still hear claims like “China holds 40% of Africa’s debt.” It doesn’t; the reality is far lower.
The discussions need to change.
A decade on, the Africa–China debate feels stuck, same themes, new myths. We still hear claims like “China holds 40% of Africa’s debt.” It doesn’t; the reality is far lower.
The discussions need to change.
🌍 African coverage of China has shifted, from Western frames to locally driven angles. Eric & Cobus sit down with Aggrey Mutambo to unpack how and why, soft power, newsroom pressures, and what balanced reporting could look like next.
Watch - tinyurl.com/mrx3a9df
Watch - tinyurl.com/mrx3a9df
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🌍 African coverage of China has shifted, from Western frames to locally driven angles. Eric & Cobus sit down with Aggrey Mutambo to unpack how and why, soft power, newsroom pressures, and what balanced reporting could look like next.
Watch - tinyurl.com/mrx3a9df
Watch - tinyurl.com/mrx3a9df
2. Partnerships: The Local Leverage Play
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
2. Partnerships: The Local Leverage Play
1. Building Charging Stations Before Sales
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
1. Building Charging Stations Before Sales