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Hong Kong Millionaire's Arrest Exposes Problem of Chinese Corruption in Africa

Feb 25, 2018

Former Hong Kong home affairs secretary Patrick Ho Chi-ping pleaded not guilty last month to corruption charges brought by a U.S. federal court in New York after he was accused of offering bribes worth a total of $2.9 million to prominent African leaders and ministers.

Ho is being tried in the United States on account...

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Why China is pushing back so hard against spying accusations in Africa

Feb 17, 2018

China is pushing back hard against accusations that it spied on the African Union headquarters for the past five years. According to a January report in the French newspaper Le Monde, China hacked the AU's computer networks and installed listening devices in the building that was financed and constructed by Chinese...

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China's leaders spend a lot of time in Africa, where they go may surprise you

Feb 10, 2018

Over the past 10 years Chinese leaders have made 79 official visits to 43 different African countries, according to new data from the Beijing-based consultancy Development Reimagined. Where the senior leadership goes offers some fascinating insights on China's priorities in Africa.

Hannah Ryder is the founder of...

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China wants to become the world's next entertainment super power

Feb 4, 2018

Erich Schwartzel, the Wall Street Journal's film industry reporter in Los Angeles, joins Eric & Cobus to discuss China's push to become a global power in the entertainment business. The billions of dollars that Chinese companies have invested in Hollywood combined with its own massive domestic film market, soon to be...

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