New film: "When China met Africa"

I suggest you to see the work "Chinafrica" by Paolo Woods : here you'll find the link http://www.paolowoods.net/ ( look for "stories" ) .

Just as the news said, “Vast cultural gaps, differing work ethics and expectations exist between the Chinese and the Zambians”. we do have many differences, but still we can understand each other.Through the film, we may have better understanding of each other.

It is a really good thing that China is doing by helping out Africa who is not as strong and rich as China. I feel that evry rich country should try to help out poor countries by trading with them and give them ideas about development and help them rise, which will bring uniformity all over the world and reduce poverty and unemployment. This way not only will the country benifit but also the people in the poor country will benifit from this.
China is doing really well i nhelping out Africa asa they are in need of help and I hope they continue to do so and also help out other poor countries in need of help and development.

China's work ethics?
China political intelligence?
China's long-term economic view?

As someone who has worked in China for almost a decade now, I don't know what the author is talking about. Please spend more time in China and you will see that Chinese are mostly lazy and not efficient at all in business. Chinese have no political intelligence and with such local debt and GDP growth created by massive pollution and relative slavery of the work force, I don't see their long-term economic views? It is all short term for a quick buck. China is a short-term story. I give them another decade or so.

Take it from someone who actually works within the business world of China.

Africa seems to be the biggest investment for countries such as China. With a population so large the amount of food needed is tremendous. That's where they turn to Africa where they can purchase vast quantities of land for cheap. With these giant plots of land, China can farm and grow food to support their ever-so growing population. China is also not the only one to be looking for investments in Africa. India also has a huge population that is rivaling China's and it too needs a large quantity of food to support its growing population. This land grab in Africa is a healthy boost in African economies and will give African's another source of income. It's ironic because when you think of Africa, you don't picture large quantities of food, you picture famine and starvation. Now that other countries will be growing food in Africa, hopefully some of it will make its way to the countries that need some food.

China is going to have the top economy in the world because they have figured a way to reach out to as many regions in the world as possible. Hu Jintao is visiting Europe and attending the G20 meeting to talk about the global economic crisis, especially the Eurozone crisis, they are bailing out states that were considered to be the most richest in the world, they are strengthening ties with Russia, helping Central America and now have become Africa's biggest trading partner. I am interested in seeing this new film; I think a lot of people should because it will help open people's eyes and teach them how China has gained power, yet reached out to all the different states.

China's economic ventures into Africa definitely detail a change in the world. In the past, it was Europe that delved into Africa in hopes of gaining resources from the continent. Today, in the 21st Century, it is now China. However, with a more globalized world, and seemingly abundant resources in Africa, China stands to gain more than Europe did. Especially since now China is the only country with such ambitious goals as to reap huge economic rewards from Africa, perhaps China will be more successful. Not only will more China benefit from it's economic ventures in Africa, Africa too will benefit from China's economic ventures there. Africans will possibly have their eyes opened up to a new world with more opportunities as China creates more jobs there, opens up trade relations in Africa, and even possibly move African countries into the industrialized world.

I’m excited to see countries invest in Africa in an effort to better the continent. However, I wonder what exactly do the African countries get out of this? Do they get a certain percentage of everything produced? Do the food production plants provide jobs for citizen? etc. What immediate and future effects will this investment have on the continent? Are the investor’s intentions genuine or malevolent?

Obviously everyone can agree that China is not only on the fast-track to becoming a super power in the world, but as long as the nation continues to make ties with and invest in Africa, China will be unstoppable (CHINA RICH). The best part of this article is that we can see that China is strategically 'planting seeds' within Africa in order to slowly incorporate Chinese influence. All throughout history it is shown that when a state is on its rise to power, typically we see that it prefers to brutally take over other states that it targets in order to gain immediate power. However, China is slyly creeping into the spotlight by making small, but powerful, strides towards growth. Also, it only seems like a win-win situation that China is becoming more involved in certain parts of Africa - we help you, and meanwhile you are helping us.
Not to mention it only helps that China shows acts of kindness towards its new 'host,' such as China's gift of the TAZARA railway to Zambia.

China merely wants to exert its influence all around the world and the African continent is no different. I think China sees Africa as a great place for investment because Africa has a rich abundance of natural resources that the Chinese could use for their own economy. In fact, China is actually purchasing land in Africa for food growth to feed its population. This may enrage the local African population who do not have enough to eat and there food is being exported to a foreign country. There are two possible endings to this story. One is that Africa benefits from China's investment and can be pulled out of poverty with the inordinate amounts of Chinese investment or China merely uses the continent as an extraction point and the people stay impoversihed and have no future hope. I personally hope it is the first but this is definitely a burgeoning relationship that should be closely examined.

China is a world power involving itself in almost every civilization or continent on Earth. It seems kind of hard to say that the U.S. is that much greater then they while they are progressing quickly and we progress at a rate that seems as though we are not improving at all. China expansion of its influence and wealth are going to help other countries in need, but they might end up in debt like the U.S. is in now. If this is a future ideal than China woorld be the ruler of the world, with every country under there influene, with the ideal of the the great U.S being no more.

I find that China is heavily investing in Africa a very interesting concept. Considering they are both nations that are growing, and China is heavily on the rise it seems a very interesting relationship to me. It is interesting that the article talks about the power shifting from the West to the East too, it states “China’s foray into Africa is indicative of a wider shift in power from West to East,” says Nick, “and something we all need to try to understand." It does seem that Western influence is losing its impact in areas like Africa and it does seem to be because "the West is still stuck in a colonial mindset, and approaches Africa in a patronising way that hasn’t changed for many, many years." Yet, I find it difficult to see China treating Africa in a way very different from the West. It will be very interesting to see the way the relationship plays out between these two areas. Also, the statement that talks about how more Chinese people will begin to grow up in Africa makes me wonder as to how this will influence Africa. I feel like the mix of these two cultures will be very intriguing.

In the future, as more and more Chinese grow up in Africa, they will be able to bring a much deeper understanding to the continent. They will have the ability to communicate and manage cultural differences in a much better wa

As China grows, the rest of the economies in the world shrinks. I wish that other countries wouldn't have gotten themselves into a bad position where they can't invest in other countries as heavily as China has. China once again is rising to power as it has in the past. You know that a country has gotten to the point where it's too large when it has to invest in Africa to buy land for food. Even if the people of Africa benifit somewhat because they are getting some food it's going to hurt them in the longrun if they ever grow in population.

In my opinion China is kind of doing the same thing that the Europeans did. Robbing Africa of it resources. Africa has been economic endeavor to most of the countries with high gdp. The only way I see Zambia profit from China if they conjure up a deal that helps Zambia in the process. As in the article conflict is already brewing there is a communication problem.

As a chinese ,i esstem it as my pride.

China partnership with Africa was a very intelligent move for the Chinese. China can now tap into the raw commodities that Africa produces to fuel their economic machine. India is also investing in Africa. The two nations with booming populations recognize the need for an expansion of farmland to feed its citizens. While India and China plan for the future the west is trouble with economic problems. The world is changing at an alarming rate.

China partnership with Africa was a very intelligent move for the Chinese. China can now tap into the raw commodities that Africa produces to fuel their economic machine. India is also investing in Africa. The two nations with booming populations recognize the need for an expansion of farmland to feed its citizens. While India and China plan for the future the west is trouble with economic problems. The world is changing at an alarming rate.

Looking at the first few comments, I knew no matter how the producer has portrayed China in a "neutral light" (yet the ET as always enthesize "tensions and problems", which the producer did not take the bait), the fools came to their own conclusions anyway.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T LISTEN!

China is starting to branch out across the globe. They are trying to make inroads here in Africa as well as other places such as South America. Now as some people have pointed out China has just began this resource gathering from Africa. The U.S. and Europe still extract more resources. However, China currently needs more and more resources, so we will likely see their involvement in Africa only increase. China also plans 100 years in advance unlike western powers. They look at the implications of their decisions now and in the future. Perhaps they can make better long term decisions than the U.S. has ever made especially concerning Africa.

Africa in its own right could be an epicenter for foreign investment and resource extraction, but because of mainly corruption it isn't. Africa is a large continent with many opportunities for foreign investment in plants or mineral extraction. However, most of the leaders are corrupt which leads to corrupt underbellies of people. No foreigner will want to invest in a place that will take their money and keep it for themselves. As this corruption is phased out and Africa fights to gain power it will become better and better off.

As China is growing richer and richer, they have expanded their economic field to a global level. Rather than remaining domestically within their region and working to build their economy from there, they have recognized the investment interests around the world. From Europe, to South America, and Africa, China has taken responsibility in their financial uprising and don't seem to be slowing down in the slightest bit. The US on the other hand seems to be too hesitant with their investments as American's economic well being is shakier than ever. The US could learn from China to be confident, and look globally!