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.
Launched as a rival to Morocco’s Tanger-Med port complex, Algeria’s El Hamdania port project is undergoing a surprising strategic shift. Algiers has reportedly decided not to entrust its construction to China — a move with significant geopolitical implications, particularly in the context of regional competition and the ongoing dispute over Western Sahara.
In 1960, then Crown Prince Moulay Hassan of Morocco delivered a powerful speech at the United Nations urging the inclusion of the People’s Republic of China, emphasizing fairness and global peace. Flashback.