When China Met Africa

Coproduction: France, UK. Verzio FF "When China Met Africa" observes three men who represent different aspects of the budding relationship between China and Zambia. The Chinese propensity for hard work impresses Zambia's Trade Minister Felix Mutati, who is resolved to to secure millio...

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Other Authors: Francis, Marc, Francis, Nick
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:English
Mandarin Chinese
Published: Speak-it Media Studio 2U 2010
France
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:526c0876-b8cb-4c83-b924-a87e25da55ce
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description Coproduction: France, UK. Verzio FF "When China Met Africa" observes three men who represent different aspects of the budding relationship between China and Zambia. The Chinese propensity for hard work impresses Zambia's Trade Minister Felix Mutati, who is resolved to to secure millions of dollars of investment into the Zambian economy by providing China with every opportunity it needs to mine and build. Mr Liu is one of thousands of Chinese entrepreneurs who have settled across the continent in search of new opportunities. He has just bought his fourth farm and business is booming. His attitude resembles that of a neo-colonialist landowner as he instructs his workers from behind a fence. Engineer Li Jianguo is a project manager in northern Zambia. He is a loyal servant of the Chinese state-owned company commissioned by the Zambian government to lay a road. The intimate portrayal of these characters reveals the expanding footprint of a rising global power - pointing to a radically different future, not just for Africa, but also for the world.
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