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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

'' Africa’s Love-Hate Relationship with China''

From Diplomatic Courier

''Is China good for Africa or bad? That seems to be the never-ending debate from international development and investment policy experts and organizations. In much of the western world at least, this conversation frequently involves a mention of how negative and one-sided China’s involvement in the continent has been. After all, their companies built hospitals that had to be torn down after the walls cracked in Angola and roads that were swept away by rain in Zambia. While many of the criticisms of this giant’s interests are valid, demonizing the Chinese involvement fails to consider how the opportunity to wield such power became possible and ignores very similar policies by American allies.''

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