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The Chinese Safari by Paolo Woods
Only five years ago Africa was considered the planet’s proverbial wasteland: a dark continent full of dictators, genocide, war and epidemics. Back then no one could have predicted that Africa would become the hotly courted mistress of a new development wave.
China’s hunger for raw materials has changed everything. To fuel its daunting rate of growth China needs fresh sources of oil, metals, wood and fish and is willing to invest heavily to ensure supply. While her pawns advance through Africa, China is opening up new markets for cheap goods and recruiting a potential 50 friends to vote along Chinese lines at the United Nations.
