Monthly Archives: May 2011

Foreign aid, trade and development: The strategic presence of China, Japan and Korea in sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

From international marginalization to center stage: The new Afro-optimism.  China’s rulers, foreign ministry and state-controlled newspapers all say that Africa is ripe for take-off. This optimistic slogan is refreshing after so many decades of “Afro-pessimism,” which focused on the tragedies … Continue reading →

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China’s Transparency International: white papers and incommunicado detentions

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

China’s new Transparency International? Since the beginning of the 1990s, China’s government started to publish white papers at an increasing rate. (for a list of what has hitherto been published see: http://www.gov.cn/english/links/whitepapers.htm). It all started with the first “defensive” white paper on … Continue reading →

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