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This study contends that Algeria has emerged as China’s pivotal partner in North Africa, functioning as a strategic bridge linking Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Integrating Strategic Partnership Theory (SPT) with Neoclassical Realism (NCR), it analyzes how global systemic pressures and domestic political dynamics have shaped the evolution of the Sino–Algerian Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) between 2000 and 2025. Drawing on official statements, trade statistics, and policy documentation, the paper demonstrates that Algeria’s sovereignty-driven diplomacy and China’s pragmatic developmentalism have generated a form of negotiated interdependence that departs from conventional dependency models in the Global South. The findings reveal that Algeria’s pursuit of strategic autonomy enables it to exert influence over China’s regional positioning, transforming the relationship into a prototype for equitable and multipolar cooperation in the Maghreb.
Saadia Gouasmia (Sat,) studied this question.