Chinese investment may come with strings attached, but Africa deserves an alternative to U.S.-led neoliberalism and militarization.
John Bolton Says He Wants to Protect Africa from ‘Predatory’ Chinese Behavior. What About Washington’s?
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Chinese investment may come with strings attached, but Africa deserves an alternative to U.S.-led neoliberalism and militarization.
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Many African governments prefer China as an economic partner over Western countries for a number of reasons. First, China’s own development experience has instructive value. Second, China fulfills Africa’s need for critical infrastructure more cheaply, less bureaucratically, and more quickly. And finally, China portrays Africa more positively as a partner in “mutually beneficial cooperation” and “common prosperity,” rather than a “doomed continent” requiring aid.