Ian Bremmer Transcript

So I thought first of all, we could just go through the timeline of the Euro Zone crisis. How did this start? Maybe you could walk us through some of the high points here. The Euro Zone crisis exists because you have a single common currency; you do not have a common fiscal policy. So […]

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Former Governor Jon Huntsman Transcript

Why is China so interested in Africa’s resources and being there? China is interested in Africa’s resources because they are interested in controlling their own economic destiny. And for China to control its own economic destiny, it must have a range of economic relationships, diplomatic partnerships that will allow them to procure sufficient raw material […]

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Glossary: China in Africa

African Growth and Opportunity Act was approved by the United States Congress in 2000 to assist the economies of sub-Saharan Africa and to improve economic relations between the United States and the region.  The legislation authorized the President of the United States to determine which sub-Saharan African countries would be eligible for U.S. economic assistance […]

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The Facts: China in Africa

One in every five people in the world is Chinese. China’s population is estimated to reach a whopping 1,338,612,968 by July 2009. China’s population is four times that of the United States. CIA.gov. “The World Fact Book—China.” April 9, 2009. Accessed: April 20, 2009 Population experts estimate that there are at least 3,000 distinct ethnic […]

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