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| Findory News China
International Herald Tribune: China's ascendance into the ranks of global powers is often depicted as a juggernaut of sorts, an untroubled and unfettered rise that lesser countries can only watch with awe and trepidation. On Friday, President Hu Jintao completed a 12-day tour of Africa that suggested the reality is rather ...
News Analysis: China?s Influence in Africa Arouses Some Resistance
Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:45:21 EDT | New York Times
China is frequently seen within Africa as coveting the continent for its oil, gold and other valuable minerals and as a dumping ground for cheap Chinese goods.
South Asians Taking Risky Route to Europe: Via Africa
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:10:10 EDT | New York Times
South Asians, who long tried to enter Europe by land routes, are joining the ocean crossing from West Africa to the Canary Islands of Spain.
China Acknowledges Downside in Africa
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 18:09:00 +0000 | Newsvine China
Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Africa bearing the usual gifts of money for soccer stadiums and interest-free loans. But he also has brought a new recognition of the downside of China's aggressive quest for the continent's resources.
Africa, China: The Role of Local Governance
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:32:16 +0000 | Global Voices Online - China
Sanaga Peregrinations disagrees (Fr) with commentators who believe Africa is going towards a recolonization by China, suggesting that the point is not to worry about the consequences of Chinese investments but rather to bring local leaders to better manage all foreign investments. She quotes and endorses Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda: ” The failure of [...]
Racist Apartheid South Africa & Israel comparisons
Sat, 3 Mar 2007 23:05:17 +0000 | Newsvina Asia
Apartheid South Africa and Israel comparisons are apt as we approach the 40th anniversary of the illegal Israeli Occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) ? racism, violence, colonialism, Bantustans, enslavement.
Africa: China-Africa billboards
Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:12:01 +0000 | Global Voices Online - China
Africabeat writes about China-Africa billboards, “At the Delhi Hibiscus meeting in December I remarked how the billboards - which featured photographs of pyramids, Kenyan safaris, and scantily-clad Africans - showed just how little the Chinese know about Africa. Here, you can see some of them for yourselves. Apparently one billboard features an “African [...]
