Africans questioning Chinese
Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 1:46AM
Thomas P.M. Barnett

ARTICLE: Namibians Say Inquiry on China Will Expand By By SHARON LaFRANIERE and JOHN GROBLER, New York Times, July 31, 2009

An easy prediction of mine, as predictions go: the reality that China's penetration into Africa, because of its mercantilist bent and tendency toward corruption, would generate significant local frictions.

Expect more of this. It is all part of the re-negotiating process that will never end.

(Thanks: Ken Nalaboff)

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