Algeria
![Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping.](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/algeria-brics-china-relations-economy-oil-abdelmadjid-tebboune-08142023-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
Algeria’s recently intensified foreign policy engagement has three main goals: to counter the growing regional influence of neighboring Morocco, strengthen its position among the rising powers of a multipolar world and attract more investment to diversify its economy. Aligning with China fits into all of these goals.