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African economies are booming like never before, thanks in large part to China. The global giant is investing in infrastructure projects to help it tap into the continent’s resources – oil, minerals, and its huge agricultural potential. Critics charge China with cozying up to dictators and ignoring issues of human rights and transparency. Others fear that U.S. is being left behind, and its influence in Africa waning. China in Africa.
Featured Guests
- Governor Jon Huntsman, Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Governor of Utah
- Dambisa Moyo, Author, Winner Take All
- Rosa Whitaker, President and CEO, The Whitaker Group
- John Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations
- Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group
- Matthew Bishop, New York Bureau Chief, The Economist
- Nouriel Roubini, New York University
- Chuck Hagel, Former U.S. Senator, Chairman, Atlantic Council
- Robert Kagen, The Brookings Institution
- Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
- Colum Lynch, Washington Post and Foreign Policy Magazine
- Joel Rosenthal, President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
- Daniel Altman, Founder, Emerging Design Centers
- David Shinn, Former Ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia
- Howard French, Columbia University
- Park Yoon Jung, Howard University
- Kishore Mahbubani, National University of Singapore
What to Read
- Winner Takes All: China’s Race for Resources and What it Means for the World by Dambisa Moyo
- China in Africa: Partner, Competitor or Hegemon? by Chris Alden
- China into Africa: Trade, Aid, and Influence by Robert I. Rotberg
- China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing’s Expansion in Africa by Serge Michel, Michael Beuret