Great Decisions -- In-person or Virtual

Program Type:

Book Discussion Group

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Description

This month we're reading and discussing China’s Role in Africa by Cobus van Staden. A Great Decisions 2021 Briefing Book is available at the Questions Desk for a one-week checkout. View the video (we'll send you a link) and read the material before the program.

The Covid-19 crisis has put a massive strain on what was a growing positive economic and political relationship between China and the continent of Africa. As Chinese President Xi Jinping’s centerpiece, “Belt and Road initiative,” continues to expand Chinese power, the response to the spread of Covid-19, as well as the African government’s growing debt to China, has seen pushback. What are some of the growing economic and political issues between China and Africa?

 

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