I think we in the west have a tendency to overestimate and project people's distrust of China onto others with drastically different material conditions. What western imperialist governments find repulsive might be viewed positively or indifferently. For the most part, China's role in Africa is leaps and bounds far less harmful than anything the west ever did since they set foot there. Its regional neighbors depend heavily on it for trade and support. Same applies to South America, and they have plenty of problems of their own with their belligerent neighbor to the north. For the most part, poorer nations are simply content to have China as a beneficial trade partner and care little for their domestic politics as it doesn't affect them.
I know that China is seen generally positively in Africa but there are some places where the public opinion isn't great and other places where there probably isn't much opinion on China at all. I think they are making great strides in Africa materially but propaganda is extremely powerful. The US wants to push anti-china propaganda globally and we are better at it and take its importance more seriously. I just think if you're trying to be a world power and your economy is massive enough to spare the expense, you should invest in a sophisticated global propaganda network.
Yeah. There was something on twitter today about how China has a role in the Nigerian SARS program. I know China does soft power, but they need to be careful.
I mean I'm sure they can do something, especially in places in the global south.
I think we in the west have a tendency to overestimate and project people's distrust of China onto others with drastically different material conditions. What western imperialist governments find repulsive might be viewed positively or indifferently. For the most part, China's role in Africa is leaps and bounds far less harmful than anything the west ever did since they set foot there. Its regional neighbors depend heavily on it for trade and support. Same applies to South America, and they have plenty of problems of their own with their belligerent neighbor to the north. For the most part, poorer nations are simply content to have China as a beneficial trade partner and care little for their domestic politics as it doesn't affect them.
anything to wean them off the IMF fent is good in my book
I know that China is seen generally positively in Africa but there are some places where the public opinion isn't great and other places where there probably isn't much opinion on China at all. I think they are making great strides in Africa materially but propaganda is extremely powerful. The US wants to push anti-china propaganda globally and we are better at it and take its importance more seriously. I just think if you're trying to be a world power and your economy is massive enough to spare the expense, you should invest in a sophisticated global propaganda network.
Yeah. There was something on twitter today about how China has a role in the Nigerian SARS program. I know China does soft power, but they need to be careful.