China, Africa agree on need for innovative thinking and visionary mindset to see value of Belt and Road Initiative

04.03.2021

There are some voices in the media questioning whether Chinese lending to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has dried up, citing heavy debts and that South Africa needs free trade deal not BRI. 

However, David Monyae, director for the Center for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg, finds these...