China denies building empire in Africa

[Ray]

@J20!

Say what you want, but it is a well known fact as to what China is up to.

 

[J20!]

@J20!

Say what you want, but it is a well known fact as to what China is up to.

It's not J20! saying it. Those quoted conclusions are the RESEARCH FINDINGS of numerous studies in universities around the globe. If you disagree, you and your uncle can start a new research study on the matter to dispute the aforementioned studies. You can't refute research findings with newspaper opinion pieces.

Whether newspapers cherry pick cases of Chinese malpractice in Africa - while ignoring malpractice and exploitation by their own companies and governments - or not does not make it the norm across the whole continent.

Keep your "Chinese empire" fantasy, but you believing it does not make it a FACT.


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[Ray]

It's not J20! saying it. Those quoted conclusions are the RESEARCH FINDINGS of numerous studies in universities around the globe. If you disagree, you and your uncle can start a new research study on the matter to dispute the aforementioned studies. You can't refute research findings with newspaper opinion pieces.

Whether newspapers cherry pick cases of Chinese malpractice in Africa - while ignoring malpractice and exploitation by their own companies and governments - or not does not make it the norm across the whole continent.

Keep your "Chinese empire" fantasy, but you believing it does not make it a FACT.


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Research papers are many. Here are some:

Chinese exploiting Zim labour - report
Zimbabweans providing cheap labour in the fast-growing Chinese mines bear the brunt of extremely harsh conditions and low wages, a Johannesburg-based advocacy group, Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) reveals in its research, the first such report detailing China's labour practices in the country.
Hard labour, exposure to risky conditions, violation of labour laws, long working hours, non payment of overtime, disregard of public holidays and use of Chinese language in corporate literature were among extreme conditions faced by workers at most Chinese interests in Zimbabwe, the report said.
Launched in Lusaka, Zambia, two weeks ago after an extensive investigation into Chinese operations in SADC, the report, titled 'Win-Win Partnerships? China, Southern Africa and Extractive Industries', offers new insights into Chinese investors' controversial business practices in a region that is increasingly looking East for foreign direct investment (FDI).
Chinese exploiting Zim labour - report | SAFPI

Leading politicians in recipient countries spend a portion of Chinese aid on personal interests, which can restrict the effectiveness of the aid," said Axel Dreher.

Along with Andreas Fuchs, Dreher hails from the Alfred-Weber-Institute for Economics at the University of Heidelberg and was among the authors of the study Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China's Foreign Assistance.

The team, consisting of researchers from the United States, Switzerland, Australia and Germany, investigated around 2,000 Chinese development aid projects from 2010 to 2012. The study covered more than 3,500 locations and a total aid value of $90 billion.

Researchers also determined the birthplace and ethnicity of 117 leading African politicians for the study's purposes. In this way, they were able to show that the regions of birth and ethnic origin of state leaders received a disproportionate amount of development aid from China. On average, 270% more financial contributions go to these locations rather than to other areas, the study reveals.

In the past, China has repeatedly indicated that its foreign investments are not attached to any political agenda. But it is precisely this supposed neutrality that gives African elites the ability to use the funds to their own advantage, the researchers point out.
Africa's elite exploit Chinese development aid, study reveals | EurActiv

Closing the eye to allow corruption so as to be of advantage to China.

Google and your eye will open to reality.

 

[Latika_singer]

this is not a new news....the china has a big empire in sudan...relax my friend

 

[amoy]

Chinese are contributing to reinvigorating the continent >>> Angola and China open Atlantic to African neighbours | Macauhub English

Multiple benefits

"The awakening of the Benguela Railway is still very important as it is multimodal − offering transport between Angola, DRC and Zambia − and strategic, because it is the shortest and cheapest route from landlocked SADC countries to the markets of Europe and the US," the Angolan researchers say.

Last year, the Angolan Ministry of Transport estimated that in 2015 the Benguela Railway would carry 20 million tons of goods. This would require the railway to attract the flow of Zambian and Congolese minerals for export. At the moment most of these goods are transported through South African ports, 8,000 miles away.

The refinery under construction in Lobito has the capacity to process 200,000 barrels of oil per day, creating the potential for another major stream: exports of Angolan fuels to neighbouring countries by land. This is a business worth millions of dollars and of strategic importance to the Angolan authorities.

The railway would facilitate transporting goods and attracting investment, as well as improving transport facilities for people in the region. It would also have an important role to play in economic growth in Angola and neighbouring countries. Following on from this, according to the researchers, "The integration of the transport and communication network would be facilitated at the regional level, allowing Zambia to import products directly from Angola, such as oil, and connect to the sea through the port of Lobito." Once the Lobito Corridor is fully operational it "will enable further development of Zambia, re-launching sectors such as copper production, agriculture and the creation of joint ventures between businessmen of the two countries". Angola, the researchers say, could become a "regional hub, given its privileged location, including its ports, particularly in terms of international trade".

Luís Bernardino, Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for International Studies of the University Institute of Lisbon (CIS-IUL), says, "Angola has had a good strategic vision by focusing on creating communication routes, and will become an economic hub in the sub-Saharan region." He continues: "The southern Atlantic Ocean is the future "¦ one where the main commercial routes will be located in the future. And Angola is geo-strategically well positioned to be a regional power in central and south-south trade." For neighbouring countries this is a golden opportunity.

Outlook for China-Angola relations

The project for reconstruction of the main railway lines in Angola, by the China Railway Engineering Corporation, started in 2005 at a time when Angola had difficulty accessing financing, at an estimated cost of US$ 3.5 billion. The triple project was the main recipient of funds that China made available to the Angolan government.

Nowadays, three parallel connections are fully restored: the more than 900 kilometres between the port of Namibe and Menongue near the Cassinga iron mine; 540 kilometres from Luanda to Malanje, a diamond area; and almost 1,400 kilometres of the Benguela Railway. The focus now is on ensuring a quality service to drive growth and development.

The completion of the work opens up new areas for cooperation between Luanda and Beijing, which is investing heavily in railways in Africa. Work is about to begin on a US$ 3.8 billion-euro project financed by China's Exim Bank to rebuild the East Africa Railway, connecting the port of Mombassa, in Kenya, to South Sudan, via Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. The electric railway between Addis Ababa and Djibouti, and railway networks in Chad and Nigeria are also under construction.

Luís Bernardino said that China has a policy for the entire continent, investing in strategic sectors which impact on their interests, such as access to raw materials. Credit lines "are quite attractive for the Angolan government" and are "in key strategic projects" in the country. "I think we will continue to witness the presence of Chinese investment in Angolan soil for many years," he added.

Regina Santos, Ana Duarte and Fernando Pacheco note the importance of the strategy for the transport sector, which is "imperative to create growth in other sectors". These include agriculture, construction and real estate, to which "Chinese companies, some of which are private and already deployed in Angola, also make their contribution".

"The Government continues to believe that relations between the two countries should go forward, given the multiple cooperation agreements, memorandums of understanding in various fields such as energy, telecommunications, education, culture, agriculture, etc. That is, everything points to both Angola and China seeing each other as strategic allies," the researchers say.

According to Costa Almeida, the two countries have already shown that their relationship goes far beyond railways. "Just recently President Eduardo dos Santos visited two large industrial areas built entirely by the Chinese − a cement factory and a beer company − which will keep the Chinese managers and trainers in these companies for a long period," he says. "Alongside this there are highways that continue to receive Chinese funding and there will be other areas where the Chinese can remain in Angola."

Loro Horta notes that ties between the two countries are still at their strongest in the oil and gas sector. Now infrastructure "can be considered the second most important economic area".

"China is now probably the most advanced nation in terms of railways and has supported many countries in developing their connections; inter-regional trade remains relatively small, and the railway can change that," he says. "If these railways are planned as part of a wider system of infrastructure and economic activity, they have the potential to integrate the economies of southern Africa in a way that has never been seen before."

 

[charlie]

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[HariPrasad-1]

I feel sorry for the Africans. Its like an cursed continent. First exploited by Islamic caliphate, then by Europeans, then by Americans and not by Chinese.

We must play our part and role. Our government is doing that in china. Hope the situation shall improve.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

I listen to Tibetan Prime minister speech in Bharat Samvad. He said that he met an African politician. He said that he asked African whether Chinese are doing these things in Africa. African replied yes but how did he know that. He said that China had done same in Tibet before occupying it. The country who has a record of butchering millions of his own citizens can be generous to any other country? It is impossible. It ha exploited its own citizens like anything.