How does China see itself in Africa? - The Global Jigsaw podcast, BBC World Service
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Published 2024-06-25
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There have been hints of a cooling down of Sino-African friendship. For this episode of our podcast, The Global Jigsaw, the team travels to the Kenyan capital Nairobi to get a sense of Chinese influence on the ground and understand why Beijing has chosen it as a hub for its media operation in Africa.
00:00 The Global Jigsaw in Nairobi
01:40 Chinese soaps targeting Africa
06:14 China’s first step in Africa
11:09 “Wolf warrior diplomacy”
12:41 China’s ambition
14:05 Chinese media operations and messaging in Africa
27:05 Beijing’s official narrative
31:30 China vs the West
32:31 How is China perceived in Africa
37:57 Conclusion
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All Comments (21)
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We need to thank the Chinese for investing in Africa. Nobody else will.
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The Chinese have been doing business with Afrikans for a thousand years, long before Columbus came along!
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Why is CGTN referred to as 'state owned' or 'state sponsored' etc but BBC is a 'Public Service'? 😂
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What's wrong with Chinese in Kenya ? They are friends of Kenya
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Chinese want business, no interference in your countries affairs.
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I hope Western countries can also, like China, build more infrastructure, hospitals, and schools in Africa! Instead of building more military bases or planning color revolutions, let alone giving speeches one after another! I remember an African leader once said that when African leaders attend meetings in Western countries, they are all crammed into buses like elementary school students, while Western leaders are in separate luxury cars! Not to mention helping others, without even the most basic respect, but discussing other country's problems every day!
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What a rubbish documentary...Kenya does not represent the Whole African continent.
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African could tell by themselves who is come here to help build up and who is come here to destoryed 🤔.
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shut up, take the money to build africa first.
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Look who is jealous and demonizing !!!
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We have no problems with the Chinese
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What British wants? BBC propaganda Number 1!🎉
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China is great ❤
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Everybody trying to extract resources from the African continent, well at least China is building infrastructure in East Afriac and seeking alliance.... and the west....
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These kind of reporting is what makes people love China.
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Bbc complaining about chinese media is Laughable. We know u bbc we know your propaganda.
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This program should be called: How Eastern Africa sees China's role in their region. The views expressed are very marginal, not in anyway representative of China's interest in Africa, a continent of 54 countries. If you take a deep look at Chinas role and investment in Nigeria, South Sudan and Congo etc, you might get a more balanced understanding. Again this is typical of a western journalist based in Nairobi or Addis who does a documentary of China's role in Kenya but calls it Africa. The subject matter is more complex, but a good try.
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The west is concerned about Chinese in Africa, but they not talking about China in the west, in Australia where I'm living, every thing is Chinese, when you come to Sydney CBD , Chinese are owned every thing, busines, propertys , the majority of the people walking in the city CBD are Chinese, there's china town in Sydney, same if you go to USA. So what is the problem.
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"As if to oversee it all" -- you already know where this ladys heads at
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chinesse come and build in africa, complainants, what have you done for africa? Dont talk about the donations or grants, because that money goes to those on top never reaches down, its some sort of indirect bribe. Back to my question, what have you done?
