China is betting that a massive set of investments around the world will bring it economic prosperity and international political power.
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Italy is neither the first, nor will it be the last European economy to follow its own national interest and look for Chinese support.
China has become a commanding authority in infrastructure and has the opportunity to shape global development in ways that may define the rest of the 21st century.
China has launched a quietly aggressive global trade, development and infrastructure initiative based on the ancient Silk Road model. But is Africa welcome on the journey to renewed prosperity?
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Lecturer East Asian and International Political Economy, University of Bristol
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Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Research fellow, University of Pretoria
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Assistant professor, The Education University of Hong Kong
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Distinguished visiting professor, University of Glasgow
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Chief Executive Officer at the South African Institute of International Affairs, University of the Witwatersrand
