In just a few weeks, the Chinese president will host the Belt and Road summit Xi Jinping’s landmark program to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure projects across Asia, Africa, and Europe. Reactions to the project have been, understandably, mixed.The vision of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative is essentially about connectivity facilitated by infrastructure. Many
Sam Pa is a mysterious man, largely unknown to the outside world. Yet Pa, who goes by at least seven different aliases, represents the nefarious side of China’s engagement in Africa.