China Seeks Stronger Ties With Sudan Amid Regional, International Tug-of-War: Sudan China ChinaInAfrica
Its interests in Sudan date back to 1959, but China began to flourish on a broader level after the U.S. placed the country under economic sanctions in 1998. And now, as nations work to extend a shaky cease-fire between rival forces, China is looking to maintain a neutral stance and advance its own interests as well.
And Beijing's interests with Sudan flourished during the years that former leader Omar al-Bashir ruled the country, Washington-based Middle East analyst Theodore Karasik told VOA. Relations between China and Russia are also problematic in Sudan, where both countries appear to have differing interests and strategies."The real question," said Karasik,"is how Russia will interact with China in Sudan because in different parts of the continent they behave differently, or sometimes in tandem, in terms of their approach to extraction economics."
"The other motivation of course is [China's Belt and Road Initiative], because they wanted to be in the Red Sea and their only foreign base abroad is in Djibouti and this is part of their expansion in Africa, including Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea ... as they see that the Red Sea is going to be a very important place for strategic assets, [such as] oil, gas, and tourism," Sadek said.
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