Concern is mounting within the European Union over the expansion of Chinese industrial investment in Morocco, amid fears that the kingdom could become a manufacturing and export hub for subsidized Chinese products destined for the European market.
A few weeks ahead of the UN Security Council’s review of the Sahara issue, China has sent a reassuring signal to Morocco, echoing the pledge made by President Xi Jinping during his November 21, 2024 meeting in Casablanca with Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan.