Is the Bloom Off the Rose of China’s Economic Miracle?

A ChinaFile Conversation

On Monday, August 24, the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 8.5 percent, its second such steep fall since late July, and its worst since 2007. On Tuesday, stocks fell an additional 7.6 percent. The steep slide translates into more than $4 trillion in losses on China’s leading bourse since its June peak.

Chinese Investment in Africa: Surprisingly Small, but Growing Fast

A China in Africa Podcast

It’s a widespread misconception that just because China is Africa’s top trading partner, it’s also the continent’s largest foreign investor. In fact, China ranks seventh overall in FDI, far behind the United States, long Africa’s largest source of foreign investment.