Comments on: Fast Company’s Yellow Peril http://theleoafricanus.com/2008/07/12/fast-company-writer-likens-chinese-economic-expansion-in-africa-to-a-ravenous-parasite/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: alleman http://theleoafricanus.com/2008/07/12/fast-company-writer-likens-chinese-economic-expansion-in-africa-to-a-ravenous-parasite/#comment-539 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:15:37 +0000 http://leoafricanus.wordpress.com/?p=760#comment-539 I’m also trying to understand what the Chinese involvement will mean. Brendan O’Neill wrote a very interesting piece on this theme here:

http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/brendanoneill/2008/04/24/bring-on-the-chinese/

I may be wrong but I liked what O’Neill said, and at the moment I much prefer Chinese to British and US involvement.

]]> By: Chief Priest http://theleoafricanus.com/2008/07/12/fast-company-writer-likens-chinese-economic-expansion-in-africa-to-a-ravenous-parasite/#comment-532 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:55:16 +0000 http://leoafricanus.wordpress.com/?p=760#comment-532 This kind of yello fear nonsense is tiring. Why do western jounalists always come across as if they want democracy and good governance in Africa more than Africans themselves? South Africa spent 50 billion (and counting) buying arms from Europe, that don’t get mention, though the author did his best to speak to every white pseudo-analyst. What you read is :African is the “perfect” place for China, they don’t have morals. China supported the libearation movements of many African countries, this don’t get mention. In Maputo I’ve met Chinsese traders who speak shagaan fluently – and ordinary Mozambicans telling me they can afford their goods, however “fake”, in Luanda, Angolans told me they didn’t see the white man when they were struggling, except for the SAn army (supported by Tatcher and Reagan) who came to bom their towns, the same towns China is rebuilding…Poor Europeans, poor Americans…we don’t even know howmuch they love us

]]> By: indigoblu http://theleoafricanus.com/2008/07/12/fast-company-writer-likens-chinese-economic-expansion-in-africa-to-a-ravenous-parasite/#comment-528 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:55:52 +0000 http://leoafricanus.wordpress.com/?p=760#comment-528 Very interesting post.

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