Reblogged from China Daily Mail: ^(https://digitalculturesandtranslation.com/goto/http://chinadailymail.com/2012/08/15/chinas-firm-grip-in-africa-a-lesser-of-two-evils/)
China’s firm grip in Africa – a lesser of two evils ^(https://digitalculturesandtranslation.com/goto/https://chinadailymail.com/2012/08/15/chinas-firm-grip-in-africa-a-lesser-of-two-evils/)
We heard a somewhat mystifying comment from U.S. Secretary of State ^(https://digitalculturesandtranslation.com/goto/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State) Hillary Rodham Clinton ^(https://digitalculturesandtranslation.com/goto/http://www.state.gov/secretary/index.htm) last week warning of a “new colonialism” in Africa from foreign investors and governments interested only in extracting natural resources to enrich themselves.
No culprits mentioned in that statement, but a day earlier Clinton urged scrutiny of China’s large investments and business interests in Africa to prevent…