Kenya is increasingly becoming a focal point for China in its quest to grow influence not just in Africa but the Global South, amidst Beijing's tariff fight with the US.
Kenya's critical role is seen in last week's visit to China by President William Ruto, which the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi said has carved out a new path for Chinese relations with Kenya, Africa and generally the Global South.
Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Guo Haiyan termed the visit a success, adding that it had set the pace for deeper relations between China and the rest of the continent.
She noted that the key achievement of the visit was the "building of a China-Kenya community with a shared future for the new era," which takes the relations between the two countries a level higher. "Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Ruto, this visit achieved a complete success, which is of great significance for the future development of China-Kenya relations as well as cooperation between China and Africa, and even the Global South," she said.
