China seeks to expand strategic ties with African Indian Ocean states

The inclusion of the Comoros Islands on the itinerary of Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi’s latest Africa visit highlights the heightened importance that Beijing places on the Indian Ocean states of the continent, which have often sought India’s assistance as the net security provider in the region.

Last year, Wang went to the Seychelles and after Comoros, he will head to the Maldives and Sri Lanka — in India’s neighbourhood in the Southern Indian Ocean Region.

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