Editor’s note for April 27, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Dear reader:
Thirty years ago, it didn’t really matter to China what went on in much of the world. Beijing would not be unduly perturbed by a new political movement in Italy or Poland, or a civil war in Central Africa or the Middle East.
That’s no longer the case. China has business and political interests in every country in the world now, even the few with which it does not have diplomatic ties. Disruptions to global trade, supply chains, and the flow of commodities can have immediate repercussions in China, and despite its constant reminders of its policy of non-interference, Beijing is very much concerned with changes in the governments of other countries.
Sudan is no exception — in fact, the northern African country has been the recipient of some of China’s earliest investments in Africa, and in foreign fossil fuel resources.
Our top story today is about China’s reaction so far to the war in Sudan: Scroll down for a summary, or click through for the whole thing.
Our Word of the Day is: Sudan (苏丹 sūdān).
