What China and Africa's Partnership Means For the World
The world's eyes will once again fall on China at the end of the week when the country hosts the 2022 Winter Olympics.But China itself will be keeping at least some of its attention a continent away – in Africa. In 2020 alone, China invested $4.2 billion into the continent – that's double what the United States spent. Some say it's providing much-needed infrastructure help. Others think it's just colonialism by another name.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.