China "invades" Africa on Al-Jazeera English

Last Wednesday's episode of The Riz Khan Show on Al Jazeera English dealt with Chinese industries in Africa. Khan hosted a debate among three experts on the subject: Richard Behar, an investigative journalist and author of an article this month in Fast Company titled "China Storms Africa;" John Afele, former director of the International Program for Africa at the University of Guelph; and David Shinn, former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia. The question on the table: Is China exploiting African nations and reflecting colonialism, or is it offering them real economic growth and opportunity? According to Khan's guests and several callers, Chinese nationals are "enslaving" Nigerians, forging corrupt partnerships with African party leaders, using up the world's natural resources like there's no tomorrow, and possibly forming an... [read full story]