Under a new colonial whip

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China's cynical new version of imperialism in Africa is a wicked enterprise.

Much of the continent is selling itself into a new era of corruption and virtual slavery as China seeks to buy up all the metals, minerals and oil it can lay its hands on.

China offers both rulers and the ruled in Africa the simple, squalid advantages of shameless exploitation. For the governments, there are gargantuan loans, promises of new roads, railways, hospitals and schools - in return for giving Beijing a free run at Africa's rich resources.

For the people, there are these wretched leavings, which, miserable as they are, must be better than the near-starvation they otherwise face.
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Full article: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=136&art_id=vn20081012083549178C102141
 
The colonialism the 'white' man has forced on Africa will be a nostalgic
memory in comparison to the exploitation and racism which will
come from Africa's Chinese overlords. Remember these people still worship
Mao and Stalin.
 
PeterCH said:
The colonialism the 'white' man has forced on Africa will be a nostalgic
memory in comparison to the exploitation and racism which will
come from Africa's Chinese overlords. Remember these people still worship
Mao and Stalin.
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Oh well, the Chinese will teach them what an honest days work (slaving) is.
 
LOL, so we are blaming the Chinese?

If Africa is corrupt and self-indulgent it is china’s fault? It is their choice to slave for money, why don’t they just take what they need. It is their country…I mean clearly their dictator has the choice spend his money on his nation…

WHOOAAA that was out there….
 
Europeans took a patriarchal attitude towards Africa. They are willing to tolerate certain cultural differences, the (Red) Chinese are not. The
African dictators will turn to Chinese 1. because their pockets will be lined
with gold. 2. To spite Europeans. However at the end it will be a poor decision IMO.
 
PeterCH said:
Europeans took a patriarchal attitude towards Africa. They are willing to tolerate certain cultural differences, the (Red) Chinese are not. The
African dictators will turn to Chinese 1. because their pockets will be lined
with gold. 2. To spite Europeans. However at the end it will be a poor decision IMO.
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Ah, cutting the nose to spite the face, eh?
 
I really doubt that china can do much worse than what the colonials did in the past what with the world's eyes very much focused on their doings these days.

But I as always can be proven wrong.
I wonder how long it will take africa to grow the hell up.
 
Its two issues.

One is exploitation, such as in the Blood Diamond movie.
And Beijing has been doing that successfully in China.

Other is that locals will loose manual labour or low skill
jobs to imported mass Chinese labour. The Chinese have
labour, they only need to provide a kickback to
the local warlord or dictator and bring in their people
from the engineers and managers to the labourers.
Locals would get no benefits then.
 
PeterCH said:
Its two issues.

One is exploitation, such as in the Blood Diamond movie.
And Beijing has been doing that successfully in China.

Other is that locals will loose manual labour or low skill
jobs to imported mass Chinese labour. The Chinese have
labour, they only need to provide a kickback to
the local warlord or dictator and bring in their people
from the engineers and managers to the labourers.
Locals would get no benefits then.
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Dude, prove it. I have never heard of or seen a mine full of chinese labour in africa.
 
I take back what I said.
Until the ppl stop taking ****e from their leaders they will always be exploited like this. Somehow i feel that africa is like a whipped abused dog sometimes. Growling in the corner, angry at his master but, unable to do anything about it.
 
Doesn't matter who worships who, the end goal is resources and Africans sell their soul for money. If it was for survival or sustainability, we would only have foreigners on our terms enabling us to have the above mentioned.
 
Although largely unreported in the US and Europe, these protests reveal the growing resentment over the use of imported Chinese labor in Africa, a continent ravaged by poverty and unemployment. Increasingly, low-cost Chinese immigrants are shipped to work on large-scale construction project, textile mills, and mines throughout Africa. While the scale and scope of this emerging trend is still unknown, economists calculate the there are tens of thousands in Zambia alone. According to a recent article in McClatchy Newspapers, "Hundreds of Chinese firms now operate in Africa, some of them bringing their own low-cost Chinese workers, a source of irritation in nations where joblessness is high.
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http://laborstrategies.blogs.com/global_labor_strategies/2007/03/free_trade_and_.html
 
If there is one issue which Sata uses to mobilize the masses, it is the Chinese. He has warned voters that they plan to export their dictatorship to Africa, colonize the continent and introduce large-scale exploitation. Unlike Western investors, says Sata, the Chinese have little interest in the Africans' well-being.

The politician quickly talks himself into a rage. Chinese have little interest in human rights, he says. They are only interested in exploiting Africa's natural resources, which they have carted off using their own workers and equipment, and without having paid a single kwacha in taxes. Sata sums up his position as follows: "We want the Chinese to leave and the old colonial rulers to return. They exploited our natural resources too, but at least they took care of us. They built schools, taught us their language and brought us the British civilization."

A majority of Zambians likely agree with Sata. On his recent and third trip to Africa, Chinese President Hu Jintao canceled his planned visit to the Zambian copper belt at the last minute, fearing demonstrations by disgruntled workers and the resulting embarrassing TV images. Only last year, protestors in Chambeshi were injured when police fired into their midst.
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http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,484603,00.html
 
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