Comments on: China’s agenda in Africa http://www.ethiorussian.com/2008/02/12/chinas-agenda-in-africa/ My footing on the rest of the world Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:56:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: ethiorussian http://www.ethiorussian.com/2008/02/12/chinas-agenda-in-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-14 ethiorussian Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:59:13 +0000 http://ethiorussian.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/chinas-agenda-in-africa/#comment-14 @ A. Yes, playing smart as you put it is the key here. African nations have to carefully evaluate every move in these "aid" packages and focus on how they can best take advantage of them for their PEOPLE and not personal purposes... I think that's where they make it or break it ... I think it would be naive for us to think that we will be able to improve on infrastructure etc, w/out any cost/sacrifice... but these expenses must be well-validated for the benefit of the people. @ A.

Yes, playing smart as you put it is the key here. African nations have to carefully evaluate every move in these “aid” packages and focus on how they can best take advantage of them for their PEOPLE and not personal purposes… I think that’s where they make it or break it … I think it would be naive for us to think that we will be able to improve on infrastructure etc, w/out any cost/sacrifice… but these expenses must be well-validated for the benefit of the people.

]]> By: A. http://www.ethiorussian.com/2008/02/12/chinas-agenda-in-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-11 A. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:11:32 +0000 http://ethiorussian.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/chinas-agenda-in-africa/#comment-11 China will continue to stretch their hands in African affairs. Of course! they would like to get that 'access' to Africa's resources (which we fear of a possibility, due to corruption and greed from many of our leaders) much more that we can imagine. Nevertheless, Africa should play smart and take advantage of some of the support they can never received even from the so-called "aid". China will continue to stretch their hands in African affairs. Of course! they would like to get that ‘access’ to Africa’s resources (which we fear of a possibility, due to corruption and greed from many of our leaders) much more that we can imagine.

Nevertheless, Africa should play smart and take advantage of some of the support they can never received even from the so-called “aid”.

]]> By: The EthioRussian http://www.ethiorussian.com/2008/02/12/chinas-agenda-in-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-13 The EthioRussian Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:59:00 +0000 http://ethiorussian.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/chinas-agenda-in-africa/#comment-13 lol, and some of them are doin just that... for example a lot of Africans are being sent to China to complete their studies or get other degrees... I guess it depends which African u ask really... some are with the program and some are against it... and then who's to say that the education they get abroad is not filled with pro-China propaganda?<br/><br/>It kind of reminds me of all the Africans that went to study abroad in Russia back in the 70s... I think they got a dose of propaganda with that education. On the plus side, the quality of the education was a lot better in Russia than in most African nations around that time. So again, some Africans use the program to their "benefit" while others oppose it. But to make a long story short, I still believe the scale is skewed to the negative side. lol, and some of them are doin just that… for example a lot of Africans are being sent to China to complete their studies or get other degrees… I guess it depends which African u ask really… some are with the program and some are against it… and then who’s to say that the education they get abroad is not filled with pro-China propaganda?

It kind of reminds me of all the Africans that went to study abroad in Russia back in the 70s… I think they got a dose of propaganda with that education. On the plus side, the quality of the education was a lot better in Russia than in most African nations around that time. So again, some Africans use the program to their “benefit” while others oppose it. But to make a long story short, I still believe the scale is skewed to the negative side.

]]> By: Hani Fresh || the Brown-eyed Bandita http://www.ethiorussian.com/2008/02/12/chinas-agenda-in-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Hani Fresh || the Brown-eyed Bandita Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000 http://ethiorussian.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/chinas-agenda-in-africa/#comment-12 Psssshhht! Do we really need academic scholars to confirm that China's interest in Africa stems from their bent to become the world's next superpower? <br/><br/>...and its working! So I think Africans need to stop all this resentful anti-Asian rhetoric, and get down with the Chineese, b/c for aiyen yelelachew their vision is immaculate.<br/><br/>~H Psssshhht! Do we really need academic scholars to confirm that China’s interest in Africa stems from their bent to become the world’s next superpower?

…and its working! So I think Africans need to stop all this resentful anti-Asian rhetoric, and get down with the Chineese, b/c for aiyen yelelachew their vision is immaculate.

~H

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