China Befriends Sanctioned Eritrea for Self-Interest

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki shake hands as they attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool

Western criticism on deaf ears, China continues to befriend the Horn of Africa nation Eritrea largely to pursue Beijing’s future plans of having an trade-cum-military outpost(s) in Africa and a hand on the region’s vast natural resources. President Xi Jinping recently hosted Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People after a… Continue reading China Befriends Sanctioned Eritrea for Self-Interest