China’s role in African development (Al Jazeera)

December 1, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping made the commitments virtually as part of the annual Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

As a two-day summit in Senegal comes to a close, China emphasised how crucial the partnership is.

China is Africa’s largest trading partner with nearly $190bn in trade.

But can China avoid criticism for taking advantage of natural resources and saddling developing nations with unsustainable debt?

Presenter: Sohail Rahman

Guests:

Hassan Khannenje – Director of the HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies

Antony Goldman – Head of Promedia Consulting, advises companies on investment and political risk in Africa

Andy Mok – Senior research fellow, Center for China and Globalization

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Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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