Rewind and Reconnoiter: China’s Palace Diplomacy in Africa with Joshua Meservey

In 2020, Joshua Meservey wrote “China’s Palace Diplomacy in Africa,”where he argued that China maintains a competitive advantage in Africa and will continue its aggressive financial investment in African government infrastructure and cultivation of African leaders. In the wake of China’s announcement this month of additional multi-billion dollar investments, we invited Joshua back to reflect on his article. Read more below. In your 2020 article, “China’s Palace Diplomacy in Africa,” you argue that China maintains a competitive advantage in Africa and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future due to aggressive financial investment in African government infrastructure and cultivation