24 min

China's Economic Activities in Africa CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast

    • Politics

Over the past 20 years, the People’s Republic of China has invested billions of dollars in African nations. But what impact have these investments had on the continent, and how have things changed in the wake of the dual global shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
Tim Ditter joins the show to answer these questions and discuss his research into China’s presence in Africa.
Guest Biographies
Timothy Ditter is a research scientist in CNA’s China Studies Program. His work covers PLA amphibious warfare, China’s military modernization and expansion, China’s growing nuclear weapons program, and China’s nascent global military presence.
Further Reading
CNA: PRC Illicit and Malign Activities in Africa 
CNA: PRC Lending in Africa 

Over the past 20 years, the People’s Republic of China has invested billions of dollars in African nations. But what impact have these investments had on the continent, and how have things changed in the wake of the dual global shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
Tim Ditter joins the show to answer these questions and discuss his research into China’s presence in Africa.
Guest Biographies
Timothy Ditter is a research scientist in CNA’s China Studies Program. His work covers PLA amphibious warfare, China’s military modernization and expansion, China’s growing nuclear weapons program, and China’s nascent global military presence.
Further Reading
CNA: PRC Illicit and Malign Activities in Africa 
CNA: PRC Lending in Africa 

24 min