{"id":39149,"date":"2024-12-19T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T06:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=39149"},"modified":"2024-12-19T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T06:00:08","slug":"china-expands-economic-technological-influence-in-morocco-via-bri-digital-silk-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/china-expands-economic-technological-influence-in-morocco-via-bri-digital-silk-road\/","title":{"rendered":"China expands economic, technological influence in Morocco via BRI, Digital Silk Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39152\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Morocco-China-Africa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Morocco-China-Africa.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Morocco-China-Africa-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>ISLAMABAD: Monitoring Desk &#8211; \u201cThe Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Digital Silk Road (DSR) both have accelerated their economic and technological influence in Morocco,\u201d emphasized a recent report published on December 16 by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">Titled, \u201cThe Digital Silk Road in Morocco,\u201d the report in Morocco News, mentioned that Morocco\u2019s strategic location, political stability, and economic reforms have made it an attractive destination for Chinese investment.<\/h5>\n<h5 data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">\u201cBy investing in digital infrastructure and promoting technological advancements, China aims to strengthen its economic ties with Morocco and expand its market access in the broader region,\u201d added the same source.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"continue-read-break\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">However, it explained that the geopolitical landscape in North Africa is complex, with competing Western interests. For this reason, \u201cMorocco\u2019s ability to navigate this geopolitical chessboard and leverage these competing initiatives will be crucial in shaping its future development trajectory.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5 data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">It argued that the success of the Digital Silk Road in Morocco will depend on the quality of Chinese infrastructure projects, the sustainability of Chinese financing, and Morocco\u2019s ability to balance its economic and geopolitical priorities.<\/h5>\n<h5 data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">For context, the report highlighted that China\u2019s partnership with Morocco has grown significantly over the past two decades, particularly since King Mohammed VI\u2019s ascension in 1999.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IjZmL2zeXx\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-morocco-discuss-partnership-and-identification-of-potential-areas-of-collaboration\/\">Pakistan Morocco Discuss Partnership and Identification of Potential Areas of Collaboration<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan Morocco Discuss Partnership and Identification of Potential Areas of Collaboration&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-morocco-discuss-partnership-and-identification-of-potential-areas-of-collaboration\/embed\/#?secret=iQRVStTGSZ#?secret=IjZmL2zeXx\" data-secret=\"IjZmL2zeXx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5 data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">It mentioned that Morocco\u2019s signing of a Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) plan in 2022 was a key milestone, becoming the first Maghreb country to do so. Since then, China\u2019s BRI, particularly the Digital Silk Road (DSR), has expanded, with Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE driving IT infrastructure projects like broadband networks and smart cities.<\/h5>\n<h5 data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">The same source emphasized that Chinese aims in Morocco are to build investments and trade ties and bolster its market reach in the extended regions\u2013the Med-Atlantic region and Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/h5>\n<h5 data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">For the record, it added that since the early 2000s, China\u2019s economic presence in Morocco has grown significantly, with China becoming the third-largest exporter to Morocco in 2023 and investing heavily in the country\u2019s green energy and technology sectors, driven by Morocco\u2019s stable political environment, liberal investment policies, and its strategic trade agreements, including the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).<\/h5>\n<h5 data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">The report argued that due to rising tariffs, sanctions, and duties from the US, Canada, and the EU on Chinese goods, China\u2019s competitiveness has been challenged, \u201cexpanding the significance of Moroccan shores for China\u2019s geoeconomic and strategic play.\u201d<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iJNizp6TPm\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-december-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 December 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 December 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-december-2024\/embed\/#?secret=nQzEfz8wXE#?secret=iJNizp6TPm\" data-secret=\"iJNizp6TPm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Monitoring Desk &#8211; \u201cThe Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Digital Silk Road (DSR) both have accelerated their economic and technological influence in Morocco,\u201d emphasized a recent report published on December 16 by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Titled, \u201cThe Digital Silk Road in Morocco,\u201d the report in Morocco News, mentioned that Morocco\u2019s strategic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[5920,117,6419,54,1537,4971,862,629,3533,124],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39149"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39154,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39149\/revisions\/39154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}