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Chinese Speed and African Time

Posted on Oct 15, 2013 by Admin

“Chinese people are too hurried!” laughed a Thai taxi driver in the popular Chinese movie Lost on Journey. The Chinese protagonist had rushed him, an in the process forgotten his own wallet and passport. The scene is etched in my… Continue Reading →

Featured culture, environment, grant recipient, opinion, oxpecker
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Hairy Negotiations

Posted on Oct 11, 2013 by Admin

At a Guangzhou market for human hair, grant-recipient Sam Piranty discovers differences between African and Chinese approaches to negotiation. Never have I been confronted by so much hair. Walking into the International Beauty Market in downtown Guangzhou, one is immediately… Continue Reading →

Featured africans in china, culture, grant recipient, guangzhou, negotiation
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Biltong and Bo Xilai

Posted on Aug 26, 2013 by Admin

Biltong, a cured meat with South African origins, has been on the tongues of Chinese over the past week. Bo Xilai, the charismatic former Mayor of Chongqing, was on trial for corruption, and during the proceedings, which ended today, testimony… Continue Reading →

Featured Bo Guagua, Bo Xilai, corruption, culture, food, Gu Kailai, politics, South Africa
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Globalisation from below: recognising Chinese cultural influence in East Africa

Posted on Jun 12, 2013 by Admin

By Bob Wekesa In her award winning book, The Dragon’s Gift, Johns Hopkins university professor and leading China-Africa expert Deborah Brautigam narrates seeing “a battered truck with the slogan ‘Peking Big Man’ brightly painted above the windshield” in Sierra Leone.… Continue Reading →

Featured Bob Wekesa, culture, East Africa, soft power






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