CGSP Podcasts
Weekly discussions with key thought leaders about China’s engagement in Africa and the Global South.
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[AUDIO] Wolf Warriors 2: Why a China-Africa Blockbuster is Blowing Up the Box Office
Wolf Warriors 2 is the movie sensation of the summer in China, taking in over a record $630 million in box office receipts. The movie is so popular that is now the first non-Hollywood film to ever break in to the top ...
[AUDIO] Does It Make Sense for Africans to Learn to Speak Chinese?
Nairobi-based journalist Mark Kapchanga contends that it is time for Africans to learn to speak Chinese. In a provocative column published last month in the Chinese newspaper Global Times, Kapchanga warned that Africans are at risk of being on the losing end ...
China's 'Belt & Road' Trading Strategy Presents New Challenge to U.S. Influence in Africa
The implementation of China's ambitious "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR) trade agenda in Africa is now fully underway. The launch of the Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya, the opening of the new navy base in Djibouti ...
China May Be a Lot of Things in Africa, but It’s NOT a Colonizer
One of the most durable narratives about the Chinese in Africa is that the PRC is now just the newest foreign country to colonize the continent. While the Europeans may have used brute force, according to this widely-held perception, the Chinese instead using money ...
Can the U.S. Under Donald Trump Compete With the Chinese in Africa?
With United States foreign policy in turmoil amid countless White House scandals and a demoralized State Department, Africa's role in the current U.S. foreign policy agenda remains a mystery. Not once since he took office
[AUDIO] Chinese Debt in Africa: How Much Is Too Much?
African countries are once again binging on foreign debt. Across the continent, external debt has risen sharply, by almost 50% since 2010 according to data from the World Bank, to an estimated ...
[AUDIO] The U.S. & China Spend Millions Fighting Malaria in Africa, so Why Don’t They Work Together?
Every year malaria kills 400,000 Africans, mostly toddlers under 5 years old, and costs the continent an estimated 12 billion dollars annually in lost productivity. Unlike HIV, malaria does not require sophisticated drugs or other costly treatments. In fact, the cost of treating the disease ...
[AUDIO] The UN's Role in China's African Development Agenda
For decades, the aid and development sectors in Africa have been dominated by Western countries who have channeled billions of dollars through international organizations like the World Bank, IMF and the United Nations. Today, amid anemic economic growth in the U.S. and Europe combined with ...
The Hopes and Despair of African Migrants in China
Unlike the United States and countries in Europe, China has never been regarded as a popular destination for economic migrants. Today, that is no longer the case. China’s four-decade long economic boom is now a magnet for immigrants, particularly from Africa.The
[AUDIO] Why U.S. & Chinese Foreign Policy Are More Alike Than You Might Think
When Xi Jinping visited Donald Trump this week at the U.S. president's Florida estate for their first face-to-face meeting, many of the photos of the two leaders together conveyed a sense of awkwardness. After all, Trump represents a new generation of volatile, populist ...
[AUDIO] Who'd You Rather Work For in Kenya: A U.S. or Chinese Company?
Chinese companies, generally, have a terrible reputation in Africa when it comes to labor relations. There are widely-held perceptions PRC firms are often abusive, insensitive and generally have a poor track record when dealing with African employees. Reports of human ...
China Spends Billions in Egypt to Woo the 'Arab Street'
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz's recent state visit to Beijing is the latest evidence that China is manuevering to play a bigger role in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. The two countries reportedly signed deals ...