China Safari On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in Africa

by Michel, Serge; Beuret, Michel; Woods, Paolo

• ISBN13: 9781568586144
• ISBN10: 1568586140
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-24
• Publisher: Bold Type Books

Summary

The dramatic--and largely unknown--story of the rise of China's economic empire in Africa and how it will transform geopolitics

Author Biography

Serge Michel has written for Foreign Policy, The Independent, and the Sunday Times. He is West Africa Correspondent for Le Monde.

Michel Beuret is the founder of Bondy Blog (one of France’s top three most influential blogs). He is the Foreign Editor of Switzerland’s L’Hebdo.

Paolo Woods' photographs have appeared in Time, Newsweek, LeMonde, and other publications. He has received various prizes, including a World Press Photo.

Table of Contents

Countries Visited for China Safari	p. vi
Prologue	p. 1
Rolling Out the Red Carpet for the African Continent: China-Africa Summit, Beijing, November 2006	p. 11
How the Chinese Found Their Wild West and Called It Nigeria	p. 29
In the Heart of the Congo Forest	p. 45
A Short History of China and Africa from 1421 to 2008	p. 61
Trouble Governing? Outsource to China!	p. 71
Uranium Mania in the Sahara	p. 95
An Invasion of Junk	p. 113
For Sale: Weapons for Dictators (Made in China)	p. 131
Gaining Ground in Sudan	p. 145
Oil Above All	p. 167
The New ôGreat Gameö	p. 183
The Chinese Locomotive Begins to Lose Steam	p. 209
A Friendship Between Peoples-of the Bittersweet Kind	p. 233
Conclusion	p. 249
China's ôGreat Leapö in Africa	p. 262
Acknowledgments	p. 265
Notes	p. 269
Bibliography	p. 281
Index	p. 295
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