China needs to have a better understanding of the political changes in Africa to boost think tank exchanges
African research think tanks and training institutions, along with their Chinese counterparts, have played a pioneering role in fostering the growing China-Africa research networks and academic exchange programs. Though bilateral cooperation has been the focal point of most of the exchanges, there has also been a considerable effort from both sides to share and disseminate objective knowledge about China and Africa.
China's economy to be double the size of the US by 2030, says top economist.
Gary Liu
While many economists look to when the China economy will become bigger than the United States, Hu Angang is more ambitious.
I often get asked the following question when I travel outside China: What is China going to do with its status as the world's largest economy?
Talk of China overtaking the US as an economic power is overbaked
Chinese NGOs give new impetus to people-to-people exchanges in Africa.
When Zhu Siquan developed a whole set of medical techniques for the treatment of late-stage cataract among Chinese patients in the 1990s, he did not expect that his endeavors would one day benefit patients in Africa.
Corporate social responsibility has always been a gray area for companies that operate in diverse nations and across various environment. But for many others like Mao Qiping, who looks after the international operations at one of the biggest Chinese oil companies, it is the calling card for sustained engagement and lasting relationships in Africa.
China's engagement with Africa has mostly been a story of government-to-government relations. Although there are many Chinese businesses operating in Africa, the economic numbers linking the continent and China are often dominated by African governments providing market access to Chinese state-owned enterprises.
Increased grassroots engagements will help Chinese NGOs blaze new trail
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