China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in Africa
China has now taken Great Britain's place as Africa's third largest business partner. Where others only see chaos, the Chinese see opportunities. With no colonial past and no political preconditions, China is bringing investment and needed infrastructure to a continent that has been largely ignored by Western companies or nations.

Traveling from Beijing to Khartoum, Algiers to Brazzaville, the authors tell the story of China's economic ventures in Africa. What they find is tantamount to a geopolitical earthquake: The possibility that China will help Africa direct its own fate and finally bring light to the so-called "dark continent," making it a force to be reckoned with internationally.
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China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in Africa
China has now taken Great Britain's place as Africa's third largest business partner. Where others only see chaos, the Chinese see opportunities. With no colonial past and no political preconditions, China is bringing investment and needed infrastructure to a continent that has been largely ignored by Western companies or nations.

Traveling from Beijing to Khartoum, Algiers to Brazzaville, the authors tell the story of China's economic ventures in Africa. What they find is tantamount to a geopolitical earthquake: The possibility that China will help Africa direct its own fate and finally bring light to the so-called "dark continent," making it a force to be reckoned with internationally.
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China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in Africa

China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in Africa

China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in Africa

China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in Africa

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Overview

China has now taken Great Britain's place as Africa's third largest business partner. Where others only see chaos, the Chinese see opportunities. With no colonial past and no political preconditions, China is bringing investment and needed infrastructure to a continent that has been largely ignored by Western companies or nations.

Traveling from Beijing to Khartoum, Algiers to Brazzaville, the authors tell the story of China's economic ventures in Africa. What they find is tantamount to a geopolitical earthquake: The possibility that China will help Africa direct its own fate and finally bring light to the so-called "dark continent," making it a force to be reckoned with internationally.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781568586144
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 08/24/2010
Edition description: First Trade Paper Edition
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.44(w) x 11.04(h) x 0.91(d)
Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Serge Michele is West Africa correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde.

Michel Beuret is Foreign Editor of the prominent Swiss magazine l'Hebdo.

Paolo Woods is an award-winning photojournalist. His photographs have appeared in Time, Newsweek, Stern, Le Monde, Geo, and many other international publications.
www.PaoloWoods.net

Table of Contents

Countries Visited for China Safari vi

Prologue 1

1 Rolling Out the Red Carpet for the African Continent: China-Africa Summit, Beijing, November 2006 11

2 How the Chinese Found Their Wild West and Called It Nigeria 29

3 In the Heart of the Congo Forest 45

4 A Short History of China and Africa from 1421 to 2008 61

5 Trouble Governing? Outsource to China! 71

6 Uranium Mania in the Sahara 95

7 An Invasion of Junk 113

8 For Sale: Weapons for Dictators (Made in China) 131

9 Gaining Ground in Sudan 145

10 Oil Above All 167

11 The New "Great Game" 183

12 The Chinese Locomotive Begins to Lose Steam 209

13 A Friendship Between Peoples-of the Bittersweet Kind 233

Conclusion 249

China's "Great Leap" in Africa 262

Acknowledgments 265

Notes 269

Bibliography 281

Index 295

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From the Publisher

USA Today
“Through a witty narrative that at times becomes a first-person travelogue, the authors entertain while educating, revealing in the process the absurdities that come with reporting on the ground in Africa...[A]n admirable contribution to a story with broad geopolitical implications.”

Library Journal
“A significant book that insightfully examines China’s role in Africa, China Safari reveals not only the complexities of Chinese immigration to Africa, but also the political rivalries that result from it…Recommended for all interested readers.”

New York Times
China Safari is a fascinating, provocative work of firsthand reporting that illuminates an important global economic story.”

Washington Times
China Safari tackles an important and largely underreported topic with an engaging and lively verve…Mr. Michel and Mr. Beuret make an important contribution, without passing judgment, toward our understanding of China’s intentions in Africa.”

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