On March 27th, 2009, Chinese authorities celebrated the inaugural “Serfs’ Liberation Day” with ceremonies and speeches extolling the virtue of Chinese development in Tibet. The holiday marks the start of Beijing’s direct rule of Tibet in 1959. Beijing says it liberated Tibet from the dark ages, freeing the population from medieval-style feudal slavery and bringing [...]
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Chinatown, Africa
The West is behind the curve relative to African investment. China is decades ahead and reaps massive benefits. As in this Current.tv video, Angola gets new and improved infrastructure: roads, railways, hospitals, universities and schools, new businesses and is the fastest growing economy on the Continent. Unfortunately Chinese investment does nothing for Angolan unemployment and [...]
