In the last decade, the Middle Eastern and African regions have seen a significant rise in Chinese investment and trade. In the meantime, China's popularity in these regions has been rising while that of the U.S. has declined sharply. Interviewees say that in the last three decades, U.S. involvement in the world has been provocatively militaristic in nature and has alienated many and dampened the spirit of international collaboration. In this episode of BizBeat, CGTN's Michelle Van den Bergh analyzes the cooperation among China with Middle Eastern and African nations amid stigmatization.