Jane Goodall: China is pillaging Africa like an old colonial

Anthropologist Jane Goodall: China is pillaging Africa like an old colonial power
Agence France-Presse AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
17 FEB 2014 AT 23:31 ET
China is exploiting Africa’s resources just like European colonisers did, with disastrous effects for the environment, acclaimed primatologist Jane Goodall has told AFP.

On the eve of her 80th birthday, the fiery British wildlife crusader is whizzing across the world giving a series of lectures on the threats to our planet.

And the rising world power’s involvement on the continent especially raises alarms when it comes to her beloved chimpanzees and wildlife habitats.

During the last decade China has been investing heavily in African natural resources, developing mines, oil wells and running related construction companies.

Activists accuse Chinese firms of paying little attention to the environmental impact of their race for resources.

“In Africa, China is merely doing what the colonialist did. They want raw materials for their economic growth, just as the colonialists
were going into Africa and taking the natural resources, leaving people poorer, ” she told AFP in an interview in Johannesburg.

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China's quest for resources does not stop at the coast of Africa. They are plundering the oceans as well.

An older piece but a little searching will give a very bleak story.

https://www.nytimes.com ... -hungry.html

It is hard to stay positive as the earth is plundered.
Mike the Blacksmith

Mike,
They are lending unusual amounts of money to third world countries around the world and so soon when those countries can't pay back then China takes possession of other things. In south east Asia, China took possession of a newly built port. They are building dams, railroads and highways, which could end up under their control as well. As I once suggested, China just might conquer the world by buying it up, bit by bit.

Christopher