China Overseas Land & Investment

Every Tuesday and Thursday, Inkstone Index features one important number about China to give you insight into the rising power. $147 billion: How much China loaned to Africa from 2000 to 2018.  In less than two decades, China has grown to become the largest lender to sub-Saharan Africa, surpassing the World Bank and the Paris Club.  China’s loans to Africa are lent from the Chinese government, banks and contractors to African governments and their state-owned enterprises.  The investments have helped to lift living standards in the continent. But China’s growing presence in Africa has also alarmed the US and Europe as they jockey for global influence.  China holds loans in 50 of the 54 count

Every Tuesday and Thursday, Inkstone Index features one important number about China to give you insight into the rising power. $117 billion: How much China invested abroad in 2019. China has become a significant investor in the world over the past two decades, mainly through buying and building business operations overseas. Last year, China was the world’s fourth-largest overseas investor, accounting for 8.9% of the money invested in foreign nations. Japan, the United States and the Netherlands were the world’s top three foreign investors in 2019. China’s 2019 investment represents a 17-fold increase from the $6.9 billion that China invested abroad in 2001 when it joined the World Trade Org