The Next Empire

1. Note the author's key arguments. Make an outline of his points.

 The author's debate is whether or not china is helping Africa transform due to their "appetite for commodities"  or is it "merely exploitation?" 
 
- China is industrializing Africa because it is a profit for human resources and will benefit China in the long run. They are using their resources to bring wealth not only to China, but to Africa as well.
- China is different from the west because they are helping changes because they are not making a huge gap in classes as their new industrialization helps offer jobs to many. Since they are focuses on industrializing rather than aide they are different from the West and it is benefiting Africa.
- Some argue that China is becoming like the West and not helping Africa. The railroad in itself is an example of that. 
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2. Record what you do not understand. It is always good to bring up what you were unclear on in a discussion, as your classmates will be able to help you clarify your thinking.
How does the factor that China is made up of rural farmers play into the article as it focuses on how China was industrializing Africa?
 
3. Identify two or three areas of potential disagreement or debate.
How is China succeeding in ways that the West has not? 
Will China become the new Belgium or will they stay to their morals of helping Africa?
What are the negatives that China is bringing to Africa?
 
4. Develop a critique of the article.
It only examined one side in depth and that was China's side. It didn't go into as much depth as it should have about the West. All that was mentioned was that the West was making aides which weren't helping Africa. Instead, the article focused on what China explicitly was doing in Africa and whether or not it was benefiting Africa. It did a good job giving examples of China's work in Africa and giving the cons against it. I personally think that China could be going the route to only benefit themselves which is only going to harm Africa more. Because China is in their because it will gain them mass resources seems to be their main focus which will leave Africa just where it was when Leopold ruled it. Like the article states at the end, China will have to decide their position in helping Africa. It is up to them to decided whether they will benefit Africa or themselves.