{"id":336829,"date":"2025-12-08T11:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/336829\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T11:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:43:15","slug":"skin-in-the-game-china-pivots-to-operating-african-railways-ports-in-funding-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/336829\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Skin in the game\u2019: China pivots to operating African railways, ports in funding shift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s big money is returning to <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3324542\/china-us-japan-race-control-key-african-rail-routes-critical-minerals-fight?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">African infrastructure<\/a> as its state-owned firms evolve from mere builders into long-term financiers and operators.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">This is so they have enough \u201cskin in the game\u201d, according to one analyst, as Beijing seeks lasting influence over key transport routes and critical mineral supply chains in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Across the continent, these companies are increasingly financing, building and operating key infrastructure under <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3310631\/china-turns-ppps-yellow-brick-road-solution-fund-big-projects-africa?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">public-private partnerships (PPP)<\/a>. This financing model became increasingly common after the decline in bilateral loans after 2016, as Beijing rethought its risk exposure and lending model while dismissing \u201cdebt-trap\u201d accusations.Outside the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, state-owned firms <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/china-road-and-bridge-corporation?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">China Road and Bridge Corporation<\/a> (CRBC) and Shandong Hi-Speed Road and Bridge International (SDRBI) have broken ground on a 233km (145-mile), US$1.3 billion highway to Kenya\u2019s western regions. It is expected to be completed before Kenya holds presidential elections in 2027.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1o401188 css-1w1l3op e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765194195_366_maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewDuration\" class=\"css-1vqvq42 e1o401181\">16:09<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewTitle\" class=\"css-zasw6y e1o401182\">How China is reshaping its economic ties with Africa<\/p>\n<p>How China is reshaping its economic ties with Africa<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">CRBC, partnering with Kenya\u2019s National Social Security Fund, will build the 139km Nairobi-to-Gilgil section, while SDRBI will handle the remaining 94km to Mau Summit for the vital trade corridor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China\u2019s big money is returning to African infrastructure as its state-owned firms evolve from mere builders into long-term&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1926,169879,550,28,144,169874,169883,8192,169881,101,169878,169875,26679,169882,169880,79857,169877,169876,169873,39969,169884,112924,7114],"class_list":["post-336829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-africa","tag-aly-khan-satchu","tag-beijing","tag-business","tag-china","tag-china-civil-engineering-construction-corporation-ccecc","tag-china-road-and-bridge-corporation-crbc","tag-chinese","tag-dar-es-salaam","tag-economy","tag-hong-zhang","tag-kai-xue","tag-kenya","tag-lekki-deep-sea-port","tag-lusaka-ndola-road","tag-nairobi","tag-public-private-partnerships-ppp","tag-rironi-mau-summit-highway","tag-shandong-hi-speed-road-and-bridge-international-sdrbi","tag-tanzania","tag-tanzania-zambia-railway-tazara","tag-william-ruto","tag-zambia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}