China’s relationship with Africa is often presented as a recent contest for minerals and influence. However, journalist Paul Kenyon argues that the relationship rests on centuries of history, with alliances forged in the struggle against Western colonialism. He charts how China has managed, since the 1950s, to control much of Africa's natural resources, consumers, workforce and political institutions.
In this episode, Margherita Volpato speaks to Paul Kenyon. In his latest book, China’s African Empire: The Country That Captured a Continent, he explores the new economic and political hierarchies that shape our modern world.
Paul Kenyon is a BAFTA award-winning journalist who has worked for almost twenty years across BBC News and Current Affairs. He is the author of numerous books including Dictatorland and China’s African Empire: The Country that Captured a Continent.
Margherita Volpato is Senior Producer at Intelligence Squared.
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