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The Dragon's Gift

The Real Story of China in Africa

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The Dragon's Gift

By: Deborah Brautigam
Narrated by: Pam Ward
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Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the poorest countries in the world sparked fierce debates. These debates, however, took place with very few hard facts. China's tradition of secrecy about its aid fueled rumors and speculation, making it difficult to gauge the risks and opportunities provided by China's growing embrace.

This well-timed book, by one of the world's leading experts, provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy. Drawing on three decades of experience in China and Africa and hundreds of interviews in Africa, China, Europe, and the US, Brautigam shines new light on a topic of great interest.

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Being an African who has done business with china for 20 years I found the book enlightening and informative dispelling many of the myths of Chinas grab for African resources .Rather I saw many parallels to the what’s been done to develop China whether it will work in Africa is the question ....

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Listening to it in 2022, the examples are a little out-dated. However, the historical developments, context and trends are very insightful.
Content heavy, but a good guide on China's actions in Africa

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