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Arabica Robusta

Will China Rip Africa's Face Off? - 0 views

  • And while China is delivering on its part of the agreement to build roads in the DRC, a fabulous recent article by Howard French in The Atlantic suggests that Chinese infrastructure construction won't actually benefit the country. First, there's the issue of maintenance (roads in that part of the world won't last more than a few years).
    • Arabica Robusta
       
      On the face of it, this looks like another example of the common and disingenuous practice of simply accusing Chinese investors of doing the same thing that Western investors have done for generations. The charges may be true, but they are not levied for altruistic reasons. That Howard French is referenced, makes the deception all the more likely.
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