The simultaneous visits of high-ranking delegations from China and Ghana to Minsk indicate that the Belarusian authorities are urgently seeking ways to escape economic isolation. What is Beijing hoping to achieve by re-engaging in transit projects in Belarus, and is it feasible to establish a joint cocoa-processing factory with Ghana? Political analyst Ihar Tyshkevich explains in the Belsat studio why relations with China resemble a sine wave, how a freeze in the war in Ukraine could help Minsk bypass sanctions, and why Belarus is interested in African cadets.