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How China sees itself in Africa

鈥淐hina is not buying Africa, it is building Africa鈥� is the view from Beijing. Do people in Nairobi agree?

鈥淐hina is not buying Africa, it is building Africa鈥� is the view from Beijing. How is this landing with local audiences? There have been hints of a cooling down of Sino-African friendship. For this episode, the team travels to the Kenyan capital Nairobi to get a sense of Chinese influence on the ground, and understand why Beijing has chosen it as a hub for its media operation in Africa.

Producer: Kriszta Satori
Presenter: Krassi Twigg

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