This $1.7B Railway Is U.S.’s First Challenge to China in Africa | WSJ Breaking Ground

The $1.7 billion U.S.-backed Lobito Corridor Project aims to revitalize a rail system from Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo, securing vital mineral supply chains essential for EV batteries and other green tech. It's a key move in the U.S.’s pushback against China's Belt and Road initiatives in Africa, reflecting its growing foreign policy focus on the continent.
WSJ explores the railway megaproject and examines the high-stakes battle between the U.S. and China for economic influence in Africa.
Chapters:
0:00 Economic influence in Africa
0:41 Lobito Corridor Project
2:47 China’s Belt and Road Initiative
4:07 U.S. engagement
5:24 What this means for Africa’s future
Breaking Ground digs into megaprojects around the world, uncovering what these developments might mean for the surrounding region and the ultimate costs.
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Read more about how this railway project is helping the U.S. derail China’s influence in Africa: on.wsj.com/3Q9XabD

[@lm_b5080]

WSJ could've done well to actually interview an Angolan for this? makes it seem as if you're very much taking the neo-colonial route i guess. not a good look for your brand

[@DW-op7ly]

Chinese don’t view infrastructure building by anyone else as zero sum game Or else they would not have passed on their HSR tech to Indonesia after building their HSR line

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

1:49 US debt trap

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

1:49 US debt trap

[@user-zp6dz9jw3g]

少说话，多做事。指责，谩骂，印刷美元无法改变非洲，非洲需要实业，而不是政客的口号。

[@gabrieldsouza6541]

4 out of 6 minutes of some white dudes talking China-US relations instead of actually talking about the railway project. Joke of a video.

[@westside213]

Thanks for the racist third worlder perspective. The real problem with this video is that it doesn't go into how we're wasting more money on other countries instead of building up the border wall on the Mexican border and deporting tens of millions of illegals.

[@goutvols103]

You mean colonizer.

[@gabrieldsouza6541]

@@westside213 i just want to hear from some Angolans working on the project not a British professor.

[@westside213]

@@gabrieldsouza6541 fair enough but WSJ is a globalist propaganda rag so you'll only hear from globalist bankers and NGO "experts". They hate the people who actually do the work.

[@Booz2010]

Slava 🇹🇼

[@KinLee919]

an african news stroy without interview a single African people?

[@baseball2662]

I wonder why? 🤔

[@MetalRocksMe.]

They never bring the countries they want to exploit into the conversation.

[@MrDarthBudda]

It's all propaganda. The West does not care about Africa it's rather oblivious.

[@peterleung8372]

Good news How to collect money for the project

[@peterleung8372]

After their Minerals Uncle Sam

[@amunra5330]

Since when did the US show ANY interest in building infrastructure in Africa? What's funny every documentary that the WSJ does on China they never interview someone from the Chinese point of view.

[@Hostessmoses]

Rare minerals are in Africa. It's not hard to do a little bit of researching. Rare minerals for EVs and next generation technology. Every superpower wants a piece of the pie. China loves exploiting other countries resources until it's extinct and then moving on to another country.

[@petergreen5337]

Or people on the ground implementing the policy

[@themiddlekingdom9121]

When China come out of its external forces, aka a century of humiliation, internal turmoils, and then they opened up for businesses in late of 1970s, do all kind of diplomatic relationships and businesses and trades around the world, then the U S and its Allies are taking notices. After all, the Chinese go into any country to do busineses and trades but not to interfere in the locals' governments. Most importantly, they purchase the raw materials from the countries they doing businesses they have relationship with, they don't go to bomb, overthrow the government and then take the raw materials for free.

[@lucios_7266]

What do you think China is going to say? The usual “this is great for our mutual friendship, what environmental concerns? Never head of human rights and uigurs…” I don’t need a propaganda point of view use your brain

[@mosijahi3096]

When it’s good business since, that’s what works for US contractors for a business since . 5:28

[@yeetian2774]

Could WSJ tell Us government to save their own crumbling railway first? What a Pathetic report and government policy.

[@taireport]

its not like Angola needs a high speed line. It just needs a reliable line. The European companies involved are the best in rail line construction, the US is just financing

[@DW-op7ly]

Chinese don’t view infrastructure building by anyone else as zero sum game Or else they would not have passed on their HSR tech to Indonesia after building their HSR line

[@vooteimer1234]

We can fix ours later. There is a deadline in Africa

[@yeetian2774]

@@vooteimer1234 please ask the American taxpayers whether they wanna save Africa first. Africa has a deadline? Since when US started to care about Africa?

[@Dave05J]

​@@yeetian2774 what part of "loan" don't you understand ?

[@DanBurgaud]

USA to build Railroads, Ports and Roads? More like USA will build Bases, Bars and Brothels instead.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

1:49 US debt trap 😂

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

1:49 US debt trap 😂

[@petergreen5337]

This is just NONSENSE and talk. They AREN'T going to build ANYTHING. The railway is ALREADY built and maintainence and EXPANSION are in Chinese hands.

[@Booz2010]

Slava TSMC 🇹🇼

[@Alastair_Adana]

@Booz2010 Taiwan and Ukraine are both rebelling territories that should be returned to their owners.

[@Aurica34]

I see white dudes talking. Can we please have an Angola person actually chime in on the actual situation?

[@Ahoooooooo]

No ! It has to be a white dude . Angola and China should ask his opinion before doing business.

[@maherhamadouch2005]

they can't because the media won't like it

[@petergreen5337]

Well said and well OBSERVED

[@stefenleung]

US is just talking. Can you really tell us how many km railroad they built? how much money they really put in, not just "promise" to put in?

[@dannytadashi4235]

WSJ IS A BS FAKE NEWS AND LIES AND PROPAGANDA 😃👍‼️

[@peterg0]

American promise is a joke 🤣

[@makoriasati4980]

US IS BROKE. THE FAST DYING EMPIRE.

[@willengel2458]

as the saying goes, "I hear thunder, but i do not see rain." how about Build Back Better World? or the Spice Corridor from India to Israel?

[@kenfern2259]

more money for israel

[@inconvenientTruther]

us haven't build trains at home, why does it think it can do it in Africa

[@therminust4]

its called Murican Dream, just a dream without reality

[@buravan1512]

not only that, that project is vulnerable ... any small misunderstanding those AFRICAN STATES will kick US out, yesterday NIGER did the same, in TCHAD... US is on hot seat. nobody fear US anymore.

[@PauloAdriano-zo2ng]

😅😂🤣​@@Shadowless_Kick

[@electromega3077]

The funniest part is a great numbers of US railroad were build by the Chinese workers.

[@Ynhockey]

It says the Europeans will build it, not the Americans.

[@bett.k7146]

As an African, It's astonishing that in a video discussing a critical Angolan issue, not a single Angolan was given the opportunity to share their perspective. This oversight is glaring and undermines the authenticity of the narrative.

[@ob_15]

While in the last 23 years the US government has focused on wars, the Chinese government has been busy improving their country infrastructure while gaining influence in Africa and Latin America.

[@Hostessmoses]

"Gaining influence" is a strong phrase for literally exploiting MULTIPLE foreign countries RESOURCES for Chinas own good! And leaving countless people to suffer. They do it in Africa, Philippines, and they even have their hands in South America. Stop acting like China is doing all this for "good" causes.

[@petergreen5337]

Precisely. China has focused on DEVELOPMENT and WIN strategy. There's NO MYSTERY.

[@goutvols103]

Really you are a "wumao". "As of September 30, 2008, PEPFAR was supporting life-saving antiretroviral treatment for more than two million people living with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. When the President announced PEPFAR in 2003, only 50,000 people in all of Sub-Saharan Africa were receiving antiretroviral treatment."

[@westside213]

Are you planning to move to China? It's such a paradise after all!

[@Hostessmoses]

Don't even try replying in the comments. If it's anti-China, it'll just get taken down

[@Stephen-we6do]

Don't most African countries hold more debt at higher interest rates to American and European firms?

[@mamotalemankoe3775]

Yes but we don't talk about that. Just like how the most valuble mines in wartorn DRC are owned by Canadian companies but we pretend they are all owned by Chinese firms.

[@briantasca402]

Usury, (((who))) created that?

[@kevin_aldo]

​​@@mamotalemankoe3775 The west ignorance/propaganda at its finest😂

[@bluepearlagain]

They do - th west pays 0.8% and Africa pays 20%

[@Bluemorena]

Eu owns Congo at least 20 trillion dollar.

[@Go4Broke247]

Chinese Builders, American Bombers.

[@kevinjenner9502]

Don’t discount China’s recent history of illegal wars, occupations, regime change, and proxy wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc.

[@westside213]

Yea China has built a lot of concentration camps for sure.

[@juanspyro4658]

China builds so much because they have to constantly rebuild their collapsing tofu buildings

[@Go4Broke247]

@@juanspyro4658 it take the US 20 years to build back that half broken Baltimore bridge even hiring hispanics won't do the trick. Lol

[@Go4Broke247]

@@juanspyro4658 and the US government lies and can't even fix basic pot holes lol

[@ice-cold4342]

I recently got back from East Africa, and the only thing American was the Boeing plane that took me there and few iPhones.the the cars were Japanese And everything else Chinese

[@teddylumidi]

Boeing will kill us. So many problems with US Boeing

[@Booz2010]

Slava TSMC 🇹🇼

[@york163]

The cars will be also Chinese in 10 years.

[@vinicio1089]

@@york163 who is the toyota of the chinese market?

[@kevin_aldo]

​@@vinicio1089byd or wuling

[@kelvinking4022]

USA also lending. Thought uncle Sam was calling this debt trap!

[@MayorMcC666]

so is the debt trap bad or not?

[@pagelu-mt7rh]

@@MayorMcC666 US good,China bad.

[@DW-op7ly]

Depends on if you are American or not

[@Bell_plejdo568p]

China is not de8t trapping tho and also the US will use violence to get what it wants

[@jogo798]

They already have imf for that

[@charlesyeeh]

“Battle over an African railway”? You meant, China builds it, the US bombs it? And see who can do it better and faster? Of course the US would always win. Bravo! 😂

[@mykegoh]

Bcos US is sore abt China winning and now wants to spoil things for China. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MetalRocksMe.]

They’re too late! While they focused on war and bullying, China focused on infrastructure and now the US is panicking. 😅

[@MrGoalie2012]

WHy TF is America worrying about OTHER COUNTRIES INFRASTRUCTURE. FIX OURS FIRST

[@Dave05J]

Look up the infrastructure bill. Get some education for once.

[@markosmataasii2000]

@@Dave05J Tell me what significant infra has been done with that infrastructure bill? Nada... Only powerpoints only. Lo..

[@basshunterdota625]

US cities looks like village when compared with Chinese cities ​@@Dave05J

[@pedroroque8681]

They are not worried. They just want to steal the raw goods for their economy.

[@kevin_aldo]

​@@Dave05J 1 triliion for 10years, so around +100 billion/year. While your military budget almost exceed 1 trillion per year😂😂

[@kevmeister6466]

10 derailments a year is extraordinary in a positive sense, if you look at the US there were about three per day last year...

[@luoxx422]

Yeah right, when China did the rebuild, the railway was crumbling, and when American money came in, unlike Chinese a debt trap and exploitation, it will make everything and everyone better. Btw, Tanzania-Zambia Railway built by China in the 70s is still operating normally, so guess who's fault that the railway rebuild did not work.

[@Bell_plejdo568p]

Exactly and the US will voliance to get what it wants

[@Dk-hu5je]

Guys, use proper english

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

​@@Dk-hu5je1:49 US debt trap 😊

[@nutsbutdum]

Let me guess... this won't be called a "debt trap"!?

[@mafumanelephoto4730]

It will be called GREEN INVESTMENT 😅😅

[@araray2033]

Past US involvement in Angola was to fight against USSR, and to date it is to stop Chinese influence. Infrastructural development is anathema to US. Dilapidated and embarrassingly wonky railways across the US testify to this fact. If current desperation for rare minerals push the US to invest in Angola’s railways, they make sure it is used only for the purpose of mineral extraction, lest Angola takes advantage of it for economic development.

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

China: Bullet Train USA: Bullet Brain

[@goutvols103]

"As of September 30, 2008, PEPFAR [ President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] was supporting life-saving antiretroviral treatment for more than two million people living with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. When President Bush announced PEPFAR in 2003, only 50,000 people in all of Sub-Saharan Africa were receiving antiretroviral treatment."

[@Booz2010]

Slava TSMC 🇹🇼

[@kevin_aldo]

​@@Booz2010slava palestine? Maybe its time for the US to stop funding the israel and ACCEPT PALESTINE TO ENTER THE UN

[@Anonymous------]

​@@goutvols103 And with fakeccines!

[@electromega3077]

Because bullet and train are two incompatible words in the US. They associate these two words as a mass shooting in a train instead of associating with a highspeed train.

[@ju98sy]

talkin abt crumbling railways maybe America shouls ask China to build railways in the US

[@user-rx2eq7dj6w]

It is a joke when "US" and "railway" come together.

[@dingo1yongo]

In other words, it has nothing to do with Africans but rather economic interests competition eith China.

[@henry-pj9zo]

the US should fix your own railway first.

[@RespectLoveUnityPeace]

We need to build modern HSR in America before focusing on helping Africa. China has tens of thousands of miles while we have a few dozen…

[@DW-op7ly]

China is 14,000 miles USA is 50 to 70’miles depending on what your definition of HSR is

[@DDDrumpf]

​@@DW-op7lyit's more than 45.000 km or 30.000 miles now!! They plan to build another 30.000 km in the next decade!!

[@RespectLoveUnityPeace]

@@DW-op7ly China actually has over 20000 miles. In America, it’s 125mph (200kmh) but I believe we should adhere to the common international standards at 155mph (250kmh). America is falling behind in so many categories right now.

[@admiralwei]

​@RespectLoveUnityPeace Meanwhile, China is working on upgrading their high-speed train from 350km to 450km.

[@DW-op7ly]

Thanks for the updated numbers

[@petergreen5337]

The railroad is being built. The Chinese government are WAY AHEAD both POLITICALLY and FINANCIALLY. African GOVERNMENTS and people can SEE the results of China's economic policy

[@goutvols103]

The railroad that the communist Chinese built is falling apart.

[@mikef888au1]

Ask Google - In the USA. For the majority of 2023 the total number of train accidents increased slightly to 4,845, including more than 600 deaths. When comparing 2022 and 2023, the total number of derailments declined about 2.6% - but there were still nearly three derailments a day nationwide.3...!

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

1:49 US debt trap

[@packsedit8365]

😙😗😗

[@CheyonExploring]

China's railroads and high speed rail systems are really as spectacular as I've ever seen.

[@user-yg31415]

Note that China is building infrastructure, in China, like craze -- USA should take that cue and build its own domestic infrastructure, which is crumbling.

[@klee1987]

1:26 10 derailments a year extraordinary... Meanwhile in the USA: over 1,300 per year in the last decade

[@deadbutmoving]

Good thing the Europeans are building it. God help Africa if America starts building infrastructure over there. Ever seen the rail lines we Americans are trying to build in California? Huge Cost overruns, decades long delays, endless debates, and it's still not open. YOU DO NOT WANT AMERICA BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE, but we are really good at destroying infrastructure.

[@jasonlah88]

Another China and Africa joint cooperation 👍👍👍👍👌👌💪💪💪

[@amittangale1317]

So it's not okay to China to put its resources in Africa but it's okay for US how it is any different

[@sejjr79ify]

Here in the US, we need to build up and fix plus update and upgrade our own railways and infrastructure first

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

1:49 US debt trap 😂

[@huckleberryfinn6578]

It's not just help, it's an investment to get access to minerals for the EV industry. But yeah, you need to invest in your infrastructure as well.

[@sejjr79ify]

For those of you who agree with me on the comment I made, I’m willing to invite you all to stand with me, we’re stronger if we all stand together in support of

[@prajwal1341]

no u need to fund proxy wars why u need railways?

[@FOREVERINPROFITSFIP-eh6rn]

The Copperbelt is in Zambia, please do you research before sharing otherwise that’s ignorance.

[@petergreen5337]

Precisely well said and well OBSERVED ❤

[@ubulendo8788]

​@@petergreen5337and we look upto these countries interms of education but failing to research and post right information

[@ambessaseway5594]

Copperbelt is in Zambia and Congo DRC ist 2 largest copper producer in the World after chile

[@DeepVerma728]

China has been building Rail ways on the Continent of Africa for the last 200 years.

[@borisbacic3658]

Learn from China

[@Expl0rer.]

The question is why Angola is still poor with all these minerals. Who benefit here . 🤔

[@Squirtle-xm6bi]

China: One Belt One Road USA: One Bomb One Road

[@ntokozolugogo4762]

😂I don't think this is true, Angola was just sanctioned by the United Sn@kes of America...If it's true, they will soon regret it

[@juvenaldasilva413]

It is true

[@deragoth4250]

Read a lot of comments. The USA is not building the rails, it the Europeans. USA will just help fund the process so USA expertise or lack of in building rail isn’t in question here

[@teflerchina.2987]

Key words. Vital minerals. The U.S has been exploiting Congo for its minerals despite saying it would ban minerals dug up by child labour. Many other countries also exploit the labour force mining minerals that are used in cellphones, laptops and vehicles. Basically the U.S is trying to boost its Africa ties to secure more minerals and cut China, Chile and Peru out of the equation. One report by the United States Institute of Peace says that "To counter China's head start in Africa, Washington must roll out "more vigorous commercial diplomacy with a keen eye toward building critical minerals partnership in Africa,"

[@jesuspulido3311]

They mention getting cobalt supply from the Congo but don't mention the horrendous conditions those people work in , we need to have a better way smh

[@Noah-ws8ho]

Improving infrastructure would mean that the supply lin wold become more simplified, which would lt th operations be run with more oversight by larger companies. That would likely significantly improve the working conditions.

[@gabrieldsouza6541]

they choose to work in the mines because it’s better pay than farming. no one is forcing them to mine cobalt.

[@petergreen5337]

Or the civil wars The CIA caused from the sixties to 00s JUST prevent access to these VERY MINERAL RESOURCES.

[@thatoneguywholovesthena-4529]

@@gabrieldsouza6541 i remember a 15 yr old kid walking up to me and telling me she wanted to be in a relationship with me so i got it on camera and allat, made her sign a waiver and everything, which she did of her own volition....she said i looked better than all the boys in her class which is why she did it...nobody forced her aftrerall so it's alright ig🤡🤡🤡

[@thatoneguywholovesthena-4529]

incase any mentally challenged person cannot tell, it's sarcasm

[@gift7233]

Africa will go with China not bullies.

[@Linkwii64]

We can't even build a dam railroads. But we do have money to throw around that other can't resist.😂

[@andir7374]

The US has the best railway system in the world. The problem is that they dont use it for people, only for freight. So the US actually as a valid partner in this field

[@k-studio8112]

​@@andir7374really? Metro lines in China alone are almost unmatchable to that of US railway system

[@Dave05J]

​@@k-studio8112 the US has the most extensive rail lines in the world !

[@TAL142]

@@andir7374 best railway with 3 derailment per day. I would say it is badly maintain too in the US.

[@markosmataasii2000]

@@andir7374 Pathetic standards, you call that best when US has average train derailment of 1300. Lol. It's the largest train network because it counts those dilapidated third world rail lines. Not to mention the electrification rate of the US rail lines is so akin to a thrid world one. Much more like a third world rate masked with gucci just to make a pretty face. Lol.

[@LearningwithLani]

It’s unfortunate that the US only started really investing in Africa after already taking so much during colonialism because of competition with China. Also, is anyone going to talk about the child slavery happening in the Congo over mining the cobalt??

[@eal8645]

When was the last time that anyone knows about “a successful US sponsored infrastructure project” anywhere in the world? US can’t do it in their own homeland. How can they do it anywhere else?

[@julienckjm7430]

Soon Angola will need democracy and liberation. You watch

[@teoengchin]

Why dont you do a progress report on all the Build Back Better World projects launched by USA and G7?

[@kevinrock9802]

JA JA JA

[@ptiz6231]

‘’After we leave, they will build schools and hospitals for you, and increase your wages. This is not because they have a conscience, nor because they have become good people, but because we have been here.”

[@308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane]

There is NO WAY congress would appropriate this kind of money for Africa, and private companies would NEVER touch it.

[@ML3180]

Lol to anyone actually thinking that either Angola or DR Congo will maintain that railway- which was the reason why the US and its allies are intervening right now.

[@hcruz7367]

China's lending to Africa is peanuts compared to the IMF and World Bank and Western private financial institutions. It's time to help Africa develop at the trade-off not helping US develop via it's Build Back Better. East Palestine could do with some help in fixing it's rail track too.

[@familypetvacaville1925]

POOR JOURNALISM

[@RickBlaine]

I don't think you can call it journalism. Just saying.

[@roystonboodoo7525]

No different from IMF loans.

[@levismith7444]

IMF loans don’t seize ports and mines when countries don’t pay😂 china on the other hand..

[@DW-op7ly]

China has not seized ports or mines If your taking the port in Sri Lanka the Chinese company that took over has invested even more money in the area

[@DDDrumpf]

​@@levismith7444IMF loans don't seize your assets, only the Western MNCs will do that!! Hahaha.. hahaha.. hahaha..

[@roystonboodoo7525]

@levismith7444 .. Having previously employed Economic Hitmen, do you think they will stop there? Clandestine moves in tandem with corporations/(CIA) is their Forte.

[@feral5404]

I watched for four seconds, realized the railway isn't in the united states, exhaled, and clicked out.

[@luting3]

If China could not have it done properly in 2 billion dollars, it is hard to believe that US could have it done in 1.7 billion dollars. There is something fishy there. Need dig more into it.

[@sbkarajan]

10 derailments per year is better than what the U.S. has at home. So why does Angola want railways fixed by the U.S.????

[@kengsenchong4010]

Is this report for US viewers' consumption? If it is, then the title should read: This $1.7B Railway is U.S.'s First Challenge to China in the U.S.

[@marcelbork92]

That is the very first time ever since 250 years that mericans seem to BUILD instead of destroy something.

[@carbon6669]

If America hasn't done anything in the past for Afrika, what makes you think they will do anything now.

[@bikyeombebyatungayves5308]

The project has no interest to people where the target minerals is coming from?? Will benefits Angola more than the Congo ?

[@Ahoooooooo]

Providing loans and competing with China, while 33 trillions in debt ..... 🤔 Is there anyone good in math , who can explain this to me ?

[@lijiang5600]

If US is actually building things due to pressure of competition from China, that's great. But the lack of details for the implementation of this project just feels very sketchy...

[@lukebarber9511]

20 years from now, there will probably be another video on how *this* iteration of the railway got run into the ground...

[@noco7243]

Wait so China can't built a functioning railway? I'm shocked.

[@SirYang-mx5xz]

Has US built any railway in the last 50 years?

[@luting3]

But US tired down lots of those

[@ademolaadebayo1005]

Angola has made a big mistake here. They will live to regret this. Is this the Americans who supported the UNITA rebels against Angola? All the best

[@innocentmushi3036]

How can US help Angola while they can't build a single high speed railway in US. 😂

[@hasnatsakib7223]

EV Batteries and green technologies, apparently this railway is not for Africa. USA still living in colonial era.

[@dzonikg]

Comparing China and USA railway is only in west propaganda, in realty China is 100 years ahead

[@jludo]

I dont understand the playing up the saddling africa with debt point. Africa being unable to repay the loans sounds like a china problem, not an africa problem.

[@Mohan-jd8fc]

True for in general but China doesn't extend the debt payment period instead they take over assets like ports airports etc, and used for their purpose mainly Military.

[@abekatten4744]

They have to pay back their loans, else they will never receive any more loans from countries or the World Bank, which is essential for them.

[@levismith7444]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@Mohan-jd8fc that fact goes right over people’s heads

[@alezacrespublik6655]

​@@Mohan-jd8fcYeah sure never saw Chinese Navy Ships in Hambantota Port

[@jin_asap]

​@@levismith7444 nonsense. They have restructured many debts and forgiven numerous loans. Their interest rates are also lower than IMF's and world bank's. A significant amount of African debts are owed to westerners.

[@chillxxx241]

This has nothing to do with challenging China. It was just typical bad Chinese construction that occurs all over the world in its BRI projects. This will benefit everybody, including US and China, except OPEC+.

[@rwksasc]

The U.S. finally does something good, just to compete with China! This kind of competition is good!

[@nkamajola7099]

From South Africa , SA 🇿🇦🇿🇦 , we will always thank Russia🇷🇺, China 🇨🇳, Cuba 🇨🇺 and much of Eastern world for supporting us against US and western sponsored white minority European settlers during apartheid in our country . China ,Russia and Cuba supported us with materials , wepons , finances so that today we can be free. MY point is that , we know our history and we know our real friends

[@phinadelphiahlongwane3485]

US is building railway to transport the mineral resources in DRC to port in Angola to load on their tanks to USA for battery manufacturers

[@jesusaguilar4585]

A report about Angola, China's Belt and Road Initiative, US interests in Angola. The producers couns no find any Angolan and Chinese to interview? And then I realize it The Wall Street Journal which explains everything.

[@danskey2001]

So why they are building railway lines to where minerals are extracted? We don’t think same thing like during colonisation period

[@TexanAustin]

Well, anyway, US finally notice there is a continent named Africa. It is a good thing, right?

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

Africa has to add maintenance costs to all projects

[@soothsayer2406]

lol Merica only cares now....not before when the Africans really needed help

[@magnaviator]

This doesn't just describe Angola, it describes the state of the US railway also. How about offering the same money to fix our US infrastructure instead? Zero investment in exploding US rails but 55B for Africa? Charity starts at home.

[@AK-galil]

Didn't china built America railways😂

[@davianoinglesias5030]

China has built actual railways, roads and ports. How many kilometres has the US built? Zero

[@samuelfraser9199]

Can we improve our own rails first...? Our government loves the rest of the world but wont give us anything

[@Game_Changer_00]

What makes you think that this will stop the export of rare earth minerals to China? it has nothing to do with trades. There is low Chinese investment in Africa because China forgave a huge amount of debts, Russia did the same, can the US forgive the debts of Africa countries?

[@trumpbuddha1053]

China must not flood the market with cheap railways, we can’t exploit African any more 😂

[@ernestmwape]

The Benguela (Angola) to Ndola (Zambia) railwayline is going to entrench USA military presence in Southern Africa - exactly the sort of thing we need to avoid (as our colleagues in west Africa are doing)😢. In case USA was behind destruction of Angola infrastructure during the civil war (Cuba and Russia were helping the legitimate anti-colonial government)

[@NjonjoNdehi]

We need a crude oil pipeline in Kenya asap. There's more than enough oil to pay for it.

[@luckystartzzz]

Haters gona hate but this empire aint falling any time soon

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

There's always the "What have you done for me lately?" issue. If Chinese support stop and US steps in...

[@ideally6849]

If you want to show the world you can beat China, pick something you are good at. It is not going to end well for the US.

[@liewwilliam4334]

US should take care of her transport system (railway) First before embarking to help others. US still need China to build her subway.

[@jackofnone500]

WSJ’s standard of journalism is so low these days, change your board members

[@charybdis8113]

Do US still remember how to build railways?

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

China already built most of this rail.lines. there we go again the west building rails to move Africa's minerals to port.