China Critical of Blinken's Africa Offensive

Johannesburg, South Africa - We're not in competition: That was the line from both the United States and China as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Africa this week, but analysts said the trip was indeed aimed at, among other things, countering Beijing's massive influence on the continent.

Blinken denied repeatedly on his three-country tour that this was the case - stressing African agency and autono