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IR, African pol. econ., Africa-China, infrastructure @PW_UniFreiburg @StellenboschUni | PhD @StAndrewsIR @FESonline | yoga, reggae, b-ball | RT≠endorse | He/him
Aug 16, 2022 5 tweets 4 min read
@PadraigCarmody, @R_Reboredo1 & I wrote an OA article for @GPEjournal on China's changing role in global development. @ShangweliBeria @LBenabdallah @DrLeeJones @ShaharHameiri @MariaRepnikova @ChinaGSProject @CAAC_Network @MT_Afrika @PW_UniFreiburg bit.ly/3dyP4sH🧵1/5 The article identifies main vectors of China’s engagement in the so-called Global South & examines their adaptive nature with particular reference to the recent "debt backlash" and the increasing soft-powering of development aid. 2/5
Aug 15, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
My comments in @SCMPNews on China's involvement in the construction of the @AfricaCDC headquarters in #AddisAbaba. "[...] not only African governments but also regional organisations choose their partners very pragmatically" @PW_UniFreiburg scmp.com/news/china/dip… Tim Zajontz, research fellow at the Centre for International and Comparative Politics at @StellenboschUni in South Africa, said the Covid-19 pandemic had made public health another central domain for China to project its soft power.