Tunisia Tunis chooses Chinese Chint for electric grid planning
It just signed a contract with China''s Chint Electrics - a subsidiary of the massive firm Chint - to design, manufacture and build power transformers. This contract, with an
Tunisia's location at the center of the North African coast, with access to European and African markets and close to vital shipping routes, makes it a valuable partner for China. This fact spurred Beijing to include Tunisia in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), for which the two governments signed a memorandum of understanding in 2018.
Tunisia's structural roadblocks, public skepticism, and ongoing domestic crises have combined to limit its relationship with China, leaving Beijing unable to jumpstart its typical large-scale projects and investments.
As with other BRI countries, China claims to approach the partnership with two main principles in mind: noninterference in Tunisia's internal affairs, and unfettered opportunism. Both of these principles are meant to contrast with the Western approach by offering more straightforward, quick decisionmaking as well as low-cost labor and financing.
Tunisia is a case in point. On one hand, it illustrates why China's real influence in the region should not be overestimated. On the other hand, Beijing's overall strategy highlights the risks of letting Tunisia's democratic and economic situation deteriorate further.
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