China bets on early port and power deals in Sudan to secure post-war economic edge

China is moving early to secure a role in Sudan’s reconstruction, pursuing port and power agreements with the army-backed government while the war continues and many Western countries maintain only a limited presence.One expert also said Beijing was using the prospect of future investment as a bilateral incentive to encourage warring parties to cease hostilities.Sudan signed an agreement with the China-harbour-engineering-company" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="137416" data-entity-type="organization">China Harbour Engineering Company in July to upgrade existing ports and build new ones. Meanwhile, Siyuan Energy has agreed to assess damaged power stations and supply transformers and mobile substations, while Hunan Construction is considering hybrid power projects.