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In 2024, Jonathan Ping and Joel Odota wrote “Will China Intervene Directly to Protect its Investments in Africa?,” where they argued that instability in countries China makes economic investments in have pushed Beijing to take on an increased security role across the continent. A year later, we asked them to revisit their arguments.Image: The Forum on China–Africa CooperationIn your 2024 article, “Will China Intervene Directly to Protect Its Investments in Africa,” you argued that political instability in some African countries poses economic risks that China might be unwilling to bear, potentially pushing Beijing toward greater involvement in security and investment
