China can leverage its membership in the BRICS group and its direct investments in Africa as complementary tools to build growing economic influence that gradually translates into sustainable political, security, and strategic influence. Although Beijing consistently emphasizes that its partnerships are based on common interests and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, the geopolitical reality reveals a shrewd use of soft and economic power to shape a strategic environment that serves its ambitions as a major power balancing Western influence. This interconnectedness and gradual transformation can be analyzed through the following axes: 1) Economic and Financial Influence (Phase…
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