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WEEK IN REVIEW: Kenya Courts China While U.S. Sounds Alarm Over Beijing’s Reach in Africa

2025/4/11
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Eric Olander
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Eric Olander: 本期节目讨论了肯尼亚总统鲁托即将对中国进行国事访问,预计将签署一项关于肯尼亚标准轨距铁路(SGR)延伸至乌干达边境的协议。此外,我们还探讨了中国矿业公司中色股份在刚果民主共和国继续生产钴的问题,以及美国非洲司令部司令兰利将军对中非关系的最新评估。 Géraud Nima: 就肯尼亚铁路项目而言,虽然肯尼亚政府表达了积极的态度,但具体细节仍在谈判中,尚未最终敲定。中国方面则保持谨慎,没有给出明确的承诺。 关于刚果民主共和国的钴出口禁令,我认为该禁令并不能有效解决问题,因为矿业公司仍然会继续生产钴并囤积,等待禁令解除后出售。 就美国对中非关系的评估而言,我认为美国国会对中国在非洲的影响力评估存在夸大和缺乏客观性的问题,例如关于中国在非洲西海岸建立军事基地的说法缺乏证据支持。美国更应该关注自身在非洲的影响力,例如美国国际开发署的撤出,以及在信息传播方面的不足。 General Michael Langley: 中国正在试图复制美国在非洲的援助项目,但无法达到美国的水平。中国在非洲的影响力日益增强,对美国的战略利益构成威胁。 Roger Wicker: 中国在非洲的军事扩张对美国构成威胁,特别是在吉布提和非洲西海岸的军事基地建设。 Jean Shaheen: 美国国际开发署在非洲的存在至关重要,其撤出将为中国提供机会。 Gary Peters: 中国通过媒体宣传和与非洲政党合作,在非洲的影响力日益增强,这对美国的战略利益构成威胁。

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Kenyan President William Ruto is scheduled to travel to Beijing later this month for an official state visit, where he's widely expected to finalize a long-awaited deal to extend the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to the Ugandan border. But the key question remains: will China agree to fund the 475-kilometer extension? Eric and Géraud also explore why a Chinese mining company continues to produce large volumes of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite a government ban on exports of the valuable blue metal. Plus, they unpack the latest testimony from General Michael Langley, the top U.S. military commander for Africa, and what his comments reveal about Washington’s current outlook on China-Africa relations.

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