Monday, August 11, 2008

Chinafrique...again!

One of my previous blogs was about China's new efforts in Africa. I found this interesting article by Francois Soudan in the July's Jeune Afrique (follow link: http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_jeune_afrique.asp?art_cle=LIN13078legraeuqirf0).
Sorry, the article is in French.
Francois Soudan concludes his article by citing Chris Alden (China in Africa, Zed Books, Londres-New York, 2007): "C’est en définitive aux Africains eux-mêmes qu’il reviendra de déterminer la nature et l’ampleur de l’intrusion de la Chine dans leurs affaires intérieures, et non l’inverse." (Translation: Africans, ultimately, will determine the nature and extent of the intrusion of China in their internal affairs).

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