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Silk Roads: Chinese Project or Economic Burden for Africa?

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by Giorgi Kostiuk

a year ago


  1. The Silk Roads Project
  2. Operational Methods
  3. Construction Quality and Consequences

  4. The Silk Roads project, initiated by China in 2013, aimed to invest in infrastructure around the world. It was supposed to strengthen economic ties and increase China's influence.

    The Silk Roads Project

    The Silk Roads project was one of Chinese President Xi Jinping's first major initiatives. Its goal was to invest in infrastructure projects globally to stimulate the economies of recipient countries and open new business opportunities for China. Such spending was expected to strengthen China's friendship and geopolitical ties, while ensuring access to essential natural resources.

    Operational Methods

    China typically lends money to countries to build infrastructure, with Chinese contractors handling most of the work. This is beneficial for China in the short term, as the contractors earn significant revenues, and the government gets repaid when the borrowing country repays the loan. However, for borrowing countries, this often poses high risks. If infrastructure projects fail to generate sufficient revenues, these countries must repay China with taxpayer money or relinquish the built structures to China, adversely affecting their international credit ratings and potentially leading to economic crises.

    Construction Quality and Consequences

    The construction quality of many projects is subpar. In Uganda, over 500 defects were found in a 183-megawatt hydroelectric plant built by China. In Angola, residents complain of cracked walls and moldy ceilings in a social housing project. Even the supposed success, Indonesia's high-speed rail, faced major cost overruns and delays. Such issues lead to higher costs for borrowing countries and worsened economic situations.

    China's Silk Roads initiative, initially intended to strengthen economic and political ties, is increasingly seen as a form of neocolonialism and economic pressure on participating countries. The poor quality of many projects and high debt levels make this initiative more beneficial for China than for the borrowing countries, potentially affecting China's global image in the future.

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