The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and China have announced their intention to strengthen their bilateral cooperation, marking the opening of a “new chapter” in their relations. Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde recently welcomed a Chinese delegation led by Minister Zhu Rui, with assurances of Chinese support for the socio-economic development of the DRC. However, this new era of collaboration raises concerns and doubts.
The first controversial point of this new chapter is the nature of the “major socio-economic projects” that China plans to support in the DRC, which remains surprisingly vague. It’s easy to get lost in generalities, but what are the concrete details of these projects? At what cost will they come for the DRC, and what will be China’s share in their financing?
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