China’s African Misadventures

China’s involvement in Africa has been the topic of much discussion in recent months. Some portray it as a mutually beneficial situation in which China improves its access to natural resources while African countries receive aid with no strings attached and infrastructure that will help them grow. Others say that it is a power game, strong Sino-African ties supplanting relationships that Western countries have worked so carefully to build. A recent feature article in Newsweek discusses these trials and tribulations on a more personal level by looking at China's involvement in Angola. How much do the newfound business partners really understand each other? Read it here.