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“The New Algeria” and China
January 26, 2021 Share
This piece is part of the series “All About China” a journey into the history and diverse culture of China through short articles that shed light on the lasting imprint of China’s past encounters with the Islamic world as well as an exploration of the increasingly vibrant and complex dynamics of contemporary Sino-Middle Eastern relations. Read more .
Algeria, North Africa’s “sleeping giant,”[1] is the region’s largest economy and an important gas- and oil-exporting country.[2] But the popular discontent which ignited weekly demonstrations, shaking the country for more than a year and toppling four-term President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, remains at a slow boil. The sharp contraction of the economy in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus lockdown and declining oil and gas revenues have hobbled the government’s ability to create jobs and spend on services.[3] These woes were reflected in the World Bank’s