China’s Strategy to Shape Africa’s Media Space
China’s Strategy to Shape Africa’s Media Space
C. Géraud Neema, our Africa Editor is joined by Paul Nantulya in this interview episode. Paul Nantulya is a Research associate at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, and conducts research and analysis on contemporary Africa-China issues. Expertise includes China-Foreign Policy, China-Africa relations, Africa’s partnership…
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(China’s Strategy to Shape Africa’s Media Space – https://africacenter.org/spotlight/ch…) by Paul Nantulya.
I actually heard you guys comment that you liked the voice of america program (western brainwashing) and proceeded to make a case against the open book Chinese version 😢
Should we disregard 500yrs of knowledge and experience. Of the evils of western style democracy to African civilization.
Are we so well indoctrinated that anything different from the colonial mindset must be rejected?
was rhe financial polotics of your importers exporters as shocking as rhe amount of starving and displaced un Africa?
Just propaganda! In every African country, there are media who broadcast mainly in local languages. And those media focus mainly on local issues. They do not even talk about geopolitics. It is impossible to shape the mindset of people who are remotely connected to the outside world.
China is helping Africa unlike USA and the West
which only plunder Africa.
There's a "democratic backslide" ongoing in Africa because decades of western-style "democracy" has not benefited the people of African countries.
African democracy amounted to political parties riddled with corruptio openly selling their countries to western finance capital.
Africans are wise and can see for themselves. I am not sure China needs to do anything to convince Africans or anybody else. They are too busy and focused to build a better future for themselves.
7:53 did this African just say that anti colonism and pro liberation media programming in Africa is a bad thing?
Langley said in his Senate hearing that the US need to do better with misinformation and disinformation in Africa. Why try to spread propaganda in Africa to win them over?
Democracy definition: Government of the people for the people. The Chinese government serves its people, brought
millions of its people out of poverty. No other nation has done anything like it. A multiparty system does not guarantee
democracy. U$U£ two parties, two sides of the same coin, no difference between whatsoever!
At least, the Chinese do not interfere in the handling of the sovereign countries. The Western medias aren’t and they will go as far as their government wants them to do even harming the African interests.
It's important to always remember.. the people who talk about China in Africa. They never hint the the west has a much robust propaganda campaign.. so if these programs are intended to educate/infor Africans why not talk about other actors. This is pure propaganda.
Gaddafi once said, what democracy when you’re worried about the next meal.
These young people forgotten that it was their fathers who had experienced the reality of life. In any case, what is democracy to these young breeds? It’s not only free speech, there more like everyone need a home, medical cares, foods on the table, freedom to excel and to improve etc., and finally, the government delivers what they promised for the people.
Geraude, you allow Paul to get away with so many simplistic thinking. You did not challenge him. Disappointed.
Is it the media job to advocate for a particular political system? Or is it the media job to report on the daily occurrence?
It would've been wonderful to hear Gyude Moore share his opinions
https://youtu.be/P5uzxV8ub9k?si=NMJPcr3rL50wJo0N
Your assumption is wrong, China doesn’t want to sell their model to any one, what the China media are doing is to make the outside world understand China better. 😂😂😂
my african friends, dont buy the propgaga from china or the west. you have to find your own way to develop yourself and pick the system you prefer. china also tried a lot of ways for the last 100 years to find a way to success and paid the price too. you cannot copy the china model or the west model either.
America, we are self-proclaimed defender of the White Race, plan to extend its reach to Africa imminently. Our strategy? To sow discord among the African people, instigating a civil war, then dispatching our sponcored terrorists to wreak havoc.in whole of africa .Subsequently, American troops will intervene to exploit the continent's resources and assert dominance for the White Western Race. This tactic of "Divide and conquer" has already yielded results in countries like Iraq, Libya, and Syria, where they have shamelessly plundered oil, gas, and minerals without compensating the locals under the guise of promoting democracy. The threat of further division looms over Africa.
What Malcolm X would ask you Sir! You from the White House is how many American Military Bases are there in Africa.Dont talk to me about Chinese Media in Africa.What is the American Military Base doing in Botswana; that is what I want to know?
American culture has dominated he world for a century – u can fund ppl whose country was decimated by America but its ppl would still view America positively- China was way late to PR & Xi was told so by American billionaires who r friends of the Govt
They have far more to offer but the illusion of democracy & the dream of being like Americans rich fat beautiful famous moral people lol it’s not reality but it’s addicting
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