China's Strategic Influence Expansion in Global South

China is pursuing coordinated diplomatic, economic, and cultural initiatives across Africa and the Global South, including tariff concessions, film diplomacy, and high-level state visits, to strengthen political influence and counter Western competition. These efforts reveal both opportunities for aligned nations and tensions in managing relationships with multiple great powers.

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