Leaders in both China and Africa have articulated new visions for their respective regions that project a strong sense of confidence, renewal, and a break from once-dominant Western ideologies. In both cases, argues East is Read blogger Mothusi Turner, Chinese and Africans are using these new slogans to define themselves as something other than victims of their colonial pasts. Mothusi joins Eric and Cobus to discuss how these two ideologies converge and why this new intellectual framework is so important for both sides of the Sino-African relationship.
Recommendations
- “Chinese Dreams and the African Renaissance,” Mothusi Turner, The East is Read, February 13, 2015
- “Xi’s Blueprint for Achieving the ‘China Dream’,” Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat, February 26, 2015