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A CFR Virtual Conference on China’s Growing Footprint in Africa

by Eric Olander

The Council on Foreign Relations in New York organized a virtual conference this week to discuss U.S. perspectives on “China’s Growing Footprint in Africa.” The first part of the discussion focused largely on comparing/contrasting U.S. and Chinese economic development strategies on the continent while the second half of the event was open to questions from the audience, who largely asked questions related to Chinese loans.

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