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However, it was completely funded and
built by the Chinese. In 2018, an African IT
specialist discovered that there was a secret
backdoor to the servers in the building that
was connected to servers in Shanghai,
China. Through this China had been
receiving Emails, personal data and other
important confidential information for 6
years. After the building was searched
thoroughly, hidden microphones and
cameras were discovered through which the
Chinese were spying on the headquarters.
The creation of this headquarters was a
seemingly selfless act by China yet had a
hidden motive of extracting sensitive
information from the African Union.
3.2 Madaraka Express:
The Madaraka Express is a train that runs
between Nairobi and Mombasa and was a
3.6 billion dollar project. This project was
almost entirely funded by a loan taken from
China and the train is currently operated by
a Chinese company. The objective of this
train was to alleviate pressure from a
neighboring highway but it hasn’t done that
whatsoever. It also cuts through a national
park which is harmful for the animals and
their habitats within the national park. It has
also left Kenya with billions of dollars worth
of debt towards China.
4. True Intentions:
China is not simply funding these projects
out of the goodness of its heart. There are
many hidden agendas that China is trying to
achieve.
4.1: The Debt Trap:
China has been giving out massive loans of
billions of dollars to African nations to fund
their projects. Since these loans are so huge,
there is a high chance that the crippling and
still developing economies of African
nations will be unable to pay back these
loans. This would allow China to exert great
power over these nations using the debt as
leverage. This is known as a debt trap.
Using the debt traps, China can attempt to
take complete control of projects and
consequently take control of another
nation’s sovereign territory. An example of
this occurring was in Sri Lanka, where a
port was built using Chinese loans. Sri
Lanka was unable to pay back the loans it
took from China so it was given two
options; Either pay back the loans
immediately or give China control and
access to the port. Since Sri Lanka could not
do the former, it was forced to accept the
latter. If China is successful in doing this in
Africa as well it will truly be able to
establish itself as the true global
superpower. It also reveals the intent for
dominion.
As John Adams said,
“ There are two ways to conquer and
enslave a country. One is by the sword.
The other is by debt.”
4.2 Exploiting cheap labor:
China is famous for its low skilled and
cheap labor. However, as education and the
overall economy of China has improved, the
labor force has changed to medium-skilled
and is not as cheap as before. To combat this
China has turned to Africa, the region with
the lowest skilled workforce and cheapest
labor. lIn most of the projects in Africa
including the aforementioned projects,
China sends their own workers and