The changing nature of Chinese business in Africa : the case of Cape Verde

• Main Author: Horta, Loro
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::Africa
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104574; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/5944
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many tend to associate China's presence in Africa with a frenetic search for natural resources such as oil and gas. Chinese state companies are usually singled out for criticism in the West due to their links with despotic African regimes all for the sake of profit. The nature of Chinese busi...