The Next Empire -- Howard W. French, The AtlanticAll across Africa, new tracks are being laid, highways built,ports deepened, commercial contracts signed—all on an unprecedented scale, and led by China, whose appetite for commodities seems insatiable. Do China’s grand designs promise the transformation,at last, of a star-crossed continent? Or merely its exploitation? The author travels deep into the heart of Africa, searching for answers.
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My Comment: Plus ca change ... plus c'est le meme chose. The more things change, the more that they stay the same .... the exception is that instead of a British face, we now have a Chinese one.
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