The Review of African Political Economy published on 13 January 2022 a commentary titled "Africa-China Relations: South-South Cooperation or a New Imperialism?" by Kristin Plys, Amenophis Lo, and Abdulhamid Mohamed, all members of the Group for Research and Initiative for the Liberation of Africa in Toronto.
The authors present an old fashioned left-wing interpretation of the China-Africa relationship that reads more like a mild version of the Chinese interpretation of Western relations with Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. The authors conclude that "as long as there remains a power differential in African states' individual dealings with China, it will remain a tie that will ultimately result in economic benefit for China and the exploitation of Africa."
Comment: What goes around, comes around.
