Some argue that China is "squeezing" other countries because it's competitive in both high-end manufacturing and labor-intensive industries. But the picture is more nuanced than that:
- China is helping build the infrastructure many Global South countries need to industrialize and expand exports
- Chinese open-source LLMs are being adopted across Africa because they're affordable and accessible, lowering the barrier to AI adoption
- China grants zero-tariff access to products from 53 African countries, with no strings attached
The China Squeeze argument is nothing but the latest version of the China threat narrative. New wording, old attempts to squeeze China's development.
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