Tag archives for china
What we can learn from China
I was recently afforded the opportunity to travel to China. I have been studying the Chinese language (Mandarin or 普通话 （putonghua）to be specific) for the past year and a half,…
Cut China Some Slack – Africa Must Review its Engagement Strategy
The Council on Foreign Affairs recently published a piece on the controversial business practices of China in Africa. It highlighted the growing anti-Chinese sentiment due to increasing exploitation and monopoly…
Denmark’s Call for Birth Control in Africa Will Hurt Economies, Not Help
The recent pledge by Denmark to provide $14 million for family planning in Africa, although well-intentioned, is likely to hurt the overall effort on migration and jeopardize Africa’s economic growth.…
Consider that capitalism is the real problem
A recent op-ed in Fast Company urges us all to reconsider capitalism as the system we want for building our future society. The tacit assumption is that capitalism is responsible…
10 Reasons why South Africa’s New Foreign Policy is a bad idea
Anti-West sentiments within the ruling party are no longer just bluffs as the ANC has made their foreign policy official, declaring their support for China as an “example of the…
A New Level of Dictatorship: The new Internet publishing regulations
When I was younger, and sometimes even today, I always thought our national government to be too incompetent to run as an effective dictatorship. Their damage was in the form…
Killing with kindness
More often than not, the people who have the best intentions in mind are the ones who screw it all up. We have seen this is politics, we have seen…