In the first place, China’s more active engagement with Africa is part of its continuing emergence as a truly global player and, as such, it is no different from what major powers do traditionally. Beijing has acted and behaved no differently from the way European powers did decades and centuries ago. Secondly, China’s global and regional diplomacy pursues multiple objectives, just like that of all great powers, resulting in tension between values and interests at both national and global level. China can no more be expected to subjugate its commercial and strategic interests than Western powers have done in their global policies.
That’s the view of Canadian investment analyst Hany Besada writing in the International Herald Tribune
http://goesdownbitter.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/chinas-dance/
One of the reasons China is in Africa is because with the enormous amount of foreign currency reserves, they need to invest in other countries to ease the pressure of inflowing capital.
The West does have double standards when it comes to Africa, Europe and the United States have long considered the continent to be a hopeless cause and therefore, only a vast warehouse of raw materials.
The attraction of any country/continent to another is either a good market or good resources. China is no different from the West except that its population has not yet become aware of the political and social issues of Africa. When they do China will develop a “conscience”.
This just in: “Africa Gets Raped. Again”.
REALLY? Stop the f***ing presses.
Until we as a people learn to UNITE and get our heads out of our black asses, Africa will continue being exploited by other races who are more proactive and united.
You know what, China? Go for it.