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How Africa Is Becoming China’s China
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How Africa Is Becoming China’s China

Wendover Productions
Wendover Productions, 2018
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China was once considered the factory of the world. Slowly but surely, the Asian superpower is passing on that mantle to Africa while simultaneously increasing the Chinese sphere of global influence. In this enlightening, fast-paced video, Wendover Productions examines recent shifts in the geopolitical climate to discover how China has managed to mold Africa into “China’s China,” a trend that will become more pronounced in the years to come. getAbstract believes manufacturers seeking a comparative advantage ought to take note of China’s strategy.

Take-Aways

  • China has gained allies in Africa by offering developing nations funding for large infrastructure projects in the form of low-interest or no-interest loans.
  • China purports that these loans have “no strings attached.” It doesn’t require nations to democratize, for example, before granting them loans.
  • Yet China invests less generously in countries that recognize Taiwan as a state and more generously in those that match China’s voting behavior at the UN General Assembly. 

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Wendover Productions publishes short educational videos that aim to explain how the world works.

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