Thomas P.M. Barnett

ARTICLE: China to Strengthen Its Ties With Africa, By SHAI OSTER, Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2006

Great little piece by Shai Oster on China's rising profile in Africa, right down to Beijing promising plenty of Chinese SysAdmin troops.

If we get our act together there, maybe AFRICOM becomes seriously worth setting up.

Thanks to Barry Eisler for sending this in.

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