CHINA TALKING POINTS: I want to start by asking you about a blog post you wrote on April 19th of last month about what the West can learn from China’s activities in Africa and in …

In this edition of the China Talking Points “China in Africa” podcast, host Eric Olander speaks with Kinshasa-native and veteran Congolese television producer Tunga “Mimi” Mbia about the remarkable growth of the city’s Chinese community. …

The leading academic scholar on “China in Africa,” American University professor Deborah Brautigam recently posted a short video for the International Food Policy Research Center in Washington, D.C. that expands on the thesis of her popular …

While tragic, the suicides of the young Chinese workers at Foxconn are also inconsequential.  I say this not to be callous, however it should noted that outside of the Chinese and the broader technology blogospheres/Twitterverse, …

In this edition of the “China in Africa” podcast, Johannesburg-based blogger and academic Charlie Pistorius says the debate over whether  Chinese investment in Africa is either good or bad is entirely irrelevant.  Instead, one should …

The fringes of sex and violence have dominated the headlines from China over the past several weeks as the country processes another wave of school stabbings and people react to the government’s decision to crack …

The idea for this new podcast series was born from the constant frustration of talking with Western “development experts,” diplomats and aid workers in Africa. In every instance, Westerners were either strikingly ignorant of …

Chinese diplomats in Bangkok are no doubt extremely busy these days sending home reports of the ongoing turmoil roiling the streets of the Thai capital.  With Thai military forces now using live ammunition to disperse …

Quick quiz: name a single mainland Chinese company that has successfully built brand equity in the U.S. market sans acquisition?  Lenovo doesn’t count as most of its brand value derives from the purchase of IBM’s …

The Dutch-based new media organization Couscous Global recently posted an interesting little gem of a video on You Tube that asks young South Africans to express how they feel about the country’s Chinese population. It …