Narratives and reality: China’s economic engagements in Africa
In this Bruegel podcast, Yuyun Zhan sits down with Bruegel Senior Fellow Alicia García-Herrero and Eric Olander (Co-founder of the China Global South Project) to explore China’s economic engagements in Africa, both in the historical and the modern-day context.
They also discuss the criticisms China faces from African countries and the West when it comes to foreign direct investment, trade, opacity and more. While Olander claims that China brings a forward-looking vision to Africa, Garcia Herrero argues that the reality is sometimes different from the narratives.
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About the speakers
Yuyun Zhan
Press and communications officer at Bruegel
Alicia Garcia Herrero
Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis, Senior Fellow at Bruegel, Non-resident Senior Follow at the East Asian Institute, Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Economist specialized in monetary and financial issues in emerging markets, banking crises and resolution strategies, financial development
Eric Olander
Co-founder, China Global South Project