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Why Africa welcomes the Chinese

Africa must attract broad investment, not rely on handouts, if we are to sustain developmentThere is a debate among geopolitical and economic commentators about the merits of Chinese versus western involvement with Africa. One argument is that Chinese... ...full story at Guardian Unlimited

from Guardian Unlimited on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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06 Mar 08 visit An example for Africa  »  People's Daily Africa welcomes Chinese investment in such sectors as infrastructure, and needs to learn from China's successful economic reforms to accelerate local development, said a senior World Bank official. "Africa is in need of massive inflow of ...
09 Sep 07 visit Africa welcomes Chinese investors: Zambian minister  »  People's Daily It is time for Chinese investors to go to Africa, a growing market where they can get promising profits, a senior official from Zambia said Saturday. Newly emerging economic powers of Asia such as China should consider Africa as a profi ...
03 Feb 07 visit Africa to be more attractive for Chinese investors  »  Xinhua An increasing number of Chinese enterprises will consider Africa as the destination of their investment as the ancient continent has seen a better investment environment in recent years and the Chinese government has put forward a series of measures to...
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18 Feb 09 visit Standard Bank: Chinese firms now embrace "best time" for investing in Africa  »  People's Daily "Now is the best time for Chinese firms to invest in Africa," Craig Bond, chief executive of South Africa Standard Bank China, told Xinhua here Tuesday. Bond said as some developed countries have withdrawn their investment in Africa following the...

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