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Kenya Prez Ruto Shows Persistence Pays When Negotiating With China

2025/4/25
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通过四年的激进储蓄和投资，实现50岁早退并达到“胖FI”状态。
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Eric: 肯尼亚总统鲁托对中国的访问取得了显著成功，签署了多个谅解备忘录，达成了关于标准轨距铁路三期工程的协议，以及其他基础设施项目和制造业投资。这表明，坚持不懈和适应中国实际情况至关重要。肯尼亚通过采用公私合营模式，降低了项目的风险，并获得了来自中国地方政府和企业的投资。这次访问也标志着肯尼亚与中国外交关系的提升，这与美国正在削减其在非洲的存在形成对比。 Géraud: 鲁托访华的成功之处在于其坚持不懈的努力和适应性策略。他认识到，单纯寻求巨额贷款行不通，转而寻求更灵活的融资模式，例如公私合营。这为其他非洲国家提供了借鉴。中国省级政府在对非关系中日益活跃，非洲国家应学习如何与这些地方政府进行有效合作以获得更多利益。肯尼亚与中国达成的协议，不仅关注基础设施建设，也重视制造业发展和就业创造，这反映了肯尼亚的优先发展目标。中国通过支持地方政府和企业参与对非合作，降低了自身投资风险，也为非洲国家提供了更多选择。

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Kenyan President Ruto's visit to China yielded significant results, including a railway deal and investment pledges. This success highlights the importance of persistence and adapting strategies to engage with China effectively. The involvement of Chinese provinces and public-private partnerships played a crucial role.
  • 20 MOUs signed
  • Phase III Standard Gauge Railway deal signed
  • Upgraded diplomatic ties to comprehensive strategic partnership
  • Focus on manufacturing and job creation
  • Increased involvement of Chinese provinces in bilateral relations

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Kenyan President William Ruto wrapped up a four-day visit to China on Friday and returned home with a massive new railway deal and more than a billion dollars of investment pledges. Ruto's successful closing of the Phase III extension of the Standard Gauge Railway to the Ugandan border comes after nearly a decade of Kenyan lobbying in China.

Also, this week, Eric & Géraud are at the Salzburg Global Forum in Austria, where they joined a diverse group of civil society stakeholders from across Africa to participate in a lively week-long conference on centering an African vision for a new multilateral future.

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