China-Morocco: an agreement that could isolate Europe

The European Union fears that the rapprochement between China and Morocco could lead to the conclusion of a fishing agreement between the two countries to its detriment.

The possibility of a fishing agreement between China and Morocco worries the European Union, says Young Africabelieving that Brussels shot itself in the foot with the cancellation of agricultural and fishing agreements with Morocco. Following the decision of the Court of Justice of the EU annulling these agreements, Beijing and Rabat signed a memorandum of understanding in early July 2023 in Rabat to strengthen their bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture and maritime fishing. , we recall. On November 22, President Xi Jinping made a short visit to Casablanca.