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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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PAIS Film Club: When China Met Africa (2010) introduced by Ben Richardson, Module Director, Politics of Developing AreasMS0.1PAIS Film Club: When China Met Africa (2010) introduced by Ben Richardson, Module Director, Politics of Developing Areas Tuesday 12th November in MS0.1 A feature-length documentary film by Nick Francis and Marc Francis, set on the front line of Chinaʼs foray into Africa. A historic gathering of over 50 African heads of state in Beijing reverberates in Zambia where the lives of three characters unfold. Mr Liu is one of thousands of Chinese entrepreneurs who have settled across the continent in search of new opportunities. He has just bought his fourth farm and business is booming. In northern Zambia, Mr Li, a project manager for a multinational Chinese company is upgrading Zambia's longest road. Pressure to complete the road on time intensifies when funds from the Zambian government start running out. Meanwhile Zambia's Trade Minister is on route to China to secure millions of dollars of investment. Through the intimate portrayal of these characters, the expanding footprint of a rising global power is laid bare - pointing to a radically different future, not just for Africa, but also for the world. See
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