Afrifocus has again turned its attention to China's role in Africa. Worth checking out are a Gareth Evans and Donald Steinberg article arguing that China's mindset toward Darfur has changed to the point that “instead of being part of the problem, it could play a significant role in the solution.” If Evans and Steinberg are correct in their assessment, this would provide a pretty good example of why we should never have static conceptions of nation states and their policies.
Also worth checking out is this issue of Pambazuka News, which is dedicated to the issue of China's role in Africa, and two Foreign Policy in Focus articles: “China Provokes Debate in Africa” and “China in Africa: It's (Still) the Governance, Stupid.”
