History Archives - Africans on China https://africansonchina.com/tag/history/ On a mission to elevate the African voice on China Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://i0.wp.com/africansonchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-africans_onchina_logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 History Archives - Africans on China https://africansonchina.com/tag/history/ 32 32 180517257 The Ratio Of Influence Between Africa And China https://africansonchina.com/the-ratio-of-influence-between-africa-and-china/ https://africansonchina.com/the-ratio-of-influence-between-africa-and-china/#respond Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=2506 In this article, I explore the similarities and differences between Africa and China to understand China's influence and connection with Africa.

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/the-ratio-of-influence-between-africa-and-china/feed/ 0 2506 Why Africa’s Ideal System Is Misguided In Copying The West Instead Of China https://africansonchina.com/why-africas-ideal-system-is-misguided-in-copying-the-west-instead-of-china/ https://africansonchina.com/why-africas-ideal-system-is-misguided-in-copying-the-west-instead-of-china/#respond Sat, 12 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=2202 An attempt to identify Chinese growth from a third world nation to a superpower is suitable to exemplify Africa's path towards attaining similar progress.

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/why-africas-ideal-system-is-misguided-in-copying-the-west-instead-of-china/feed/ 0 2202 Is China’s Commitment To Africa A Greek Gift? https://africansonchina.com/is-chinas-commitment-to-africa-a-greek-gift/ https://africansonchina.com/is-chinas-commitment-to-africa-a-greek-gift/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=2197 China's interest in Africa has attracted concerns that it is a Greek gift. Is it a strategy for modern neo-colonialism and exploitation?

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/is-chinas-commitment-to-africa-a-greek-gift/feed/ 0 2197 This Is How China Can Influence Africa’s Negative Chinese Perspective https://africansonchina.com/this-is-how-china-can-influence-africas-negative-chinese-perspective/ https://africansonchina.com/this-is-how-china-can-influence-africas-negative-chinese-perspective/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1605 By Amodani Gariba As Eric Olander, editor of the China Africa Project, usually puts it, ‘one could get a tonne of positive Chinese engagement in Africa to talk about. Same…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/this-is-how-china-can-influence-africas-negative-chinese-perspective/feed/ 0 1605 Chinese In Lesotho: The Need For Fewer Clashes And More Collaboration https://africansonchina.com/chinese-in-lesotho-the-need-for-fewer-clashes-and-more-collaboration/ https://africansonchina.com/chinese-in-lesotho-the-need-for-fewer-clashes-and-more-collaboration/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1480 By Dagny Zenovia Most stories about Chinese immigrants in Africa focus on big cities and big businesses. There is also an impact being made in smaller cities that is felt…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/chinese-in-lesotho-the-need-for-fewer-clashes-and-more-collaboration/feed/ 0 1480 Here Is How China Helped To Build One Of Africa’s Most Iconic Railways https://africansonchina.com/here-is-how-china-helped-to-build-one-of-africas-most-iconic-railways/ https://africansonchina.com/here-is-how-china-helped-to-build-one-of-africas-most-iconic-railways/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1327 An account of China-Africa contemporary relations is woefully incomplete without the mention of the TAZARA Railway in Tanzania. In a book entitled A Monument to China-Africa Friendship: Firsthand Account of…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/here-is-how-china-helped-to-build-one-of-africas-most-iconic-railways/feed/ 0 1327 Why Is China’s Recent International Posturing Self-Defeating? https://africansonchina.com/why-is-chinas-recent-international-posturing-self-defeating/ https://africansonchina.com/why-is-chinas-recent-international-posturing-self-defeating/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1114 By Amodani Gariba Before Den Xiaoping, China pretty much kept to itself, with the exception of the country’s involvement in the Korean War of 1950 and China’s bitter rivalry with…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/why-is-chinas-recent-international-posturing-self-defeating/feed/ 0 1114 Why Is China’s Prime Interest In Africa Political & Not Economic? https://africansonchina.com/why-is-chinas-prime-interest-in-africa-political-not-economic/ https://africansonchina.com/why-is-chinas-prime-interest-in-africa-political-not-economic/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1111 By Amodani Gariba On the continent of Africa, China has acquired a notorious reputation of predatory lending. Many African anti-China activists cite the debt-trap diplomacy to buttress their opposition to…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/why-is-chinas-prime-interest-in-africa-political-not-economic/feed/ 0 1111 African Art And Artifacts Return Home Thanks To Chinese Investment https://africansonchina.com/african-museums-archaeologists-and-art-collectors-are-leading-the-push-for-african-art-and-artifacts-to-return-home/ https://africansonchina.com/african-museums-archaeologists-and-art-collectors-are-leading-the-push-for-african-art-and-artifacts-to-return-home/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=973 The rise in demand and negotiations for restoring looted African objects is being lead by African museums, archaeologists, and art collectors.

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