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Opinion | China’s growing North Africa presence a structural challenge for Europe

South China Morning Post · · 337 words · By Bob Savic
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“China’s investments in North Africa have intensified in 2026”
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No evidence directly addresses China's investments in North Africa in 2026. Wikipedia entries focus on unrelated events (China-Japan crisis, Iran war, athletics championships). No mention of North Africa investments.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between China and Japan entered a state of crisis in November 2025, after Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said in the Japanese parliament that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could potenti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_China–Japan_diplomat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 21st World Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 20 to 22 March 2026 at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, BiT City, Kuyavian–Pomeranian, Poland. It was the second time the countr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_World_Athletics_Indoor_Ch…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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“40-50 per cent of China’s seaborne oil imports traditionally pass through the Strait of Hormuz”
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Wikipedia entries confirm Strait of Hormuz's strategic importance but do not mention China's oil import percentages. No specific data on China's seaborne oil routes or volumes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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“Beijing has sought to diversify energy sources away from Gulf Arab states”
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Wikipedia entries about Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, and PFLOAG provide geographical/historical context but contain no information about China's energy diversification strategies or policies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman, also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran, is a gulf in the Indian Ocean that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz, which then runs to the Persian Gu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Oman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between the Arabian P…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG), later renamed to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf, was a revolutionary Marxist–Leninist org…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Front_for_the_Liberati…
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“Beijing has pursued deeper engagement across the Middle East and North Africa as part of its Belt and Road Initiative for over a decade”
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“Africa-wide engagement in China’s infrastructure initiative hit US$61.2 billion in 2025”
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“The scale and urgency of China’s activities in North Africa have been shaped in part by heightened geopolitical instability in the Gulf”
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“China’s economic engagement in North Africa is driven by three main pillars: energy security, infrastructure development and industrial expansion”
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“In 2026, all three [pillars] have intensified”
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“Algeria has become increasingly important as a supplier of oil and natural gas by leveraging its Opec status and stability for China’s diversification”
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“Chinese state-owned enterprises have expanded into upstream investments, participating in pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects”
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“A 2025 agreement between Algerian oil and gas firm Sonatrach and China’s Sinopec has expanded into shale gas exploration on the 36,000 sq km Guern El Guessa II block”
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“Chinese firms have received an estimated US$70 billion in Algerian contracts in the past two decades”
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“Renewable energy has emerged as a major area of cooperation, particularly in Morocco”
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“Several recent deals there added green aluminium, solar and wind production through large Chinese state-owned power companies”
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