As West Battles China, a Trade Ally Tries to Keep Both Doors Open
Morocco gets investment from Western and Chinese firms to manufacture on Europe’s doorstep — and seeks to avoid picking sides in new Cold War
The terminals at Tanger Med are mostly operated by Europe’s biggest shipping companies.
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The drive south from the ancient city of Tangier spans decades of economic development in half an hour, winding through hills where shepherds tend their flocks, and then down into a valley that’s home to Africa’s biggest car-assembly factory.
In this burgeoning industrial zone, there’s room for businesses from both sides of the new Cold War. And like many key emerging economies, Morocco wants to keep it that way, even if walking the line won’t be easy in a polarizing world.