As part of its Silk Road strategy, China is participating in large areas of Africa in the construction and operation of train routes, roads, airports and industry. In several countries such as Zambia, Ethiopia and Ghana, dams have been built with Chinese help.
China's ambitions have even reached the Arctic, with plans to build a "Polar Silk Road" with infrastructure projects and shipping routes between the Arctic and Asia. China first announced plans to build the Polar Silk Road in January 2018.
