China’s role in African infrastructure 4.0

China’s role in African infrastructure and capital projects

IF you want to prosper, first build roads, says a Chinese proverb.¹ This certainly appears to hold true in Africa. The continent should build many roads, railways, ports, and power plants, as large infrastructure gaps remain an obstacle to growth, investment and economic diversification.

Recent estimates by the African Development Bank (AfDB) put the continent’s minimum infrastructure needs – for countries to sustain the growth of their economies, population, income level and replace ageing infrastructure – at US$130bn to US$170bn per annum. At least half of that requirement is currently unfunded

Investment in infrastructure and capital projects (I&CP) can be essential to diversify economies and promote private sector activity and industrialisation, ensuring enough jobs are created for the 12 million young people entering Africa’s labour force each year.³

The Haifa port, is one notable example. Here, the US Sixth Fleet and many IDF submarines often dock. Once China begins operating part of the port in 2021, it could set up cameras, gain access to radio and cellular networks, and, consequently, monitor US military activities and ship movements.

This puts US-Israel military ties in a tough situation. While the decision to allow Chinese presence in Haifa will boost Israel’s economic development, it shows Israel is prioritizing growth over collective security with the US.

American policymakers are skeptical of this choice. The US Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act for 2020 reflects these sentiments, bringing up “serious security concerns” about the Haifa Port deal with China. With the threat of Chinese surveillance, the US Navy may opt to avoid Haifa altogether.

But others argue there is no need to worry. Yigal Maor, director-general at the Transportation Ministry’s Administration of Shipping and Ports, believes China’s presence in Haifa poses little to no threat, pointing out that that China already has a presence in ports across the Western world, including a large terminal in Seattle.

Infrastructure investment also increases business confidence and draws in investments in other sectors, fosters innovation and productivity and lowers transaction costs, facilitating trade in goods and services and the transfer of talent.

The World Bank estimates that Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth would increase by 1.7 percentage points per annum if the region were to close the infrastructure gap (in terms of both quantity and quality) relative to the developing world median.⁴ This could also make growth in Africa more inclusive, alleviating poverty across the continent.

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What does China hope to achieve?

China has both geopolitical and economic motivations behind the initiative. Xi has promoted a vision of a more assertive China, while slowing growth and rocky trade relations with the United States have pressured the country’s leadership to open new markets for its goods.

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A cyclist passes by construction cranes in Xi'an, China, a starting point of the New Silk Road. Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), sometimes referred to as the New Silk Road, is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever conceived. Launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, the vast collection of development and investment initiatives would stretch from East Asia to Europe, significantly expanding China’s economic and political influence.

Central Asia was thus the epicenter of one of the first waves of globalization, connecting eastern and western markets, spurring immense wealth, and intermixing cultural and religious traditions. Valuable Chinese silk, spices, jade, and other goods moved west while China received gold and other precious metals, ivory, and glass products. Use of the route peaked during the first millennium, under the leadership of first the Roman and then Byzantine Empires, and the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) in China.