Africa’s importance as a significant variable in the political and economic manoeuvrings of the world’s great powers is often overlooked or underestimated. However, in recent years, actions by Asia’s powerhouses – China, Japan and India – demonstrate the continent’s value as a platform for carrying out strategic competitive connectivity initiatives.
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In China, ‘Black Panther’ is a movie about America
It is against this backdrop that Black Panther opened in China this weekend. As a Chinese-American who has already seen — and fallen in love with — the film, I was anxious...
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Africa eats up lion’s share of Chinese lending
A study by Boston University academics shows that nearly one-third, or $6.8bn, of the $25.6bn that China’s state-owned development banks lent last year to energy projects worldwide went to African countries....
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