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Significance
China’s engagement comes amid multiple crises in the region, most notably in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.
Impacts
China may seek to showcase any resulting diplomatic successes and possibly even use them as a blueprint for similar future engagements.
Chinese engagement in the form of increased humanitarian or economic support could be particularly welcomed by the region.
Opposition groups may increasingly use anti-China rhetoric to mobilise support if controversies over China’s diplomatic role emerge.
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China,
East Africa,
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Ethiopia,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
CHINA/EAST AFRICA,
international relations,
politics,
social,
civil war,
foreign policy,
government,
opposition,
regional,
talks
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