[lit-ideas] China and Africa

  • From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "lit-ideas" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 22:11:26 -0400

I heard a discussion today.  While we're tied up in our underwear in Iraq, 
China is courting Africa.  Who cares you say?  Well, the Chinese do.  They need 
the wealth of raw materials that Africa can give them, not the least of which 
is oil.  They're using soft diplomacy, which is to say, improving their 
infrastructure and the like, befriending them.  

Other related posts: