What tools of national power does China use to gain military influence in Mali? In this new report from FMSO’s “M-DIME Research Project,” which assesses Chinese and Russian military influence in third-party states around the world, we assess that China’s current M-DIME influence in Mali is Low. Some of the most important instruments for Chinese military influence in Mali include:

China’s current M-DIME influence in Mali is assessed as Low. Some of the most important instruments for China’s military influence in Mali include:

• Soft Power Activities (D3).
• Shared Informal/Multilateral Military Engagements (M2).
• Cultural and Media Outreach, Collaboration, and Alignment (I1).

China’s projected M-DIME influence in Mali is assessed as Decreasing. Some of the most important instruments contributing to China’s projected decline in influence in Mali include:

• Shared Informal/Multilateral Military Engagements (M2).
• Soft Power Activities (D3).

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