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Chinese, US Investment in Global South Not Always Welcome

Chinese deals in US, Europe fall due to anti-China hostility but rise sharply in Global South

May 13, 2026
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By: Toh Han Shih
A Chinese ship in Mombasa, Kenya. Wikimedia Commons

While China and the US are competing for global influence through investing in other countries, foreign direct investments (FDI) by companies of the rival superpowers aren’t always welcome in the Global South.

“Foreign investment is not making friends for China or the US,” according to th…

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