Supply Chains, and China's Interests in Africa
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
Length: 06:44
Just Business is a series of audio interviews that examines some of the tangled pathways that companies and civil society face. Host Julia Taylor Kennedy sits down with thought leaders across a variety of sectors to discuss the intersection between business and society.
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Just Business is a series of audio interviews that examines some of the tangled pathways that companies and civil society face. Host Julia Taylor Kennedy sits down with thought leaders across a variety of sectors to discuss the intersection between business and society.
Transcript
JULIA KENNEDY: Welcome to Just Business. I'm Julia Taylor Kennedy.
Last time on the podcast we learned about ways U.S. companies can oversee the labor practices of their suppliers, especially in China. This week we'll continue our look at supply chains, starting with China's burgeoning relationships with African nations.
As a manufacturing hub, China sees Africa both as a source of raw materials and as a market for Chinese products. Today we'll hear from authors of a new book, called China and Africa: A Century of Engagement.
Carnegie Council Senior Fellow Devin Stewart interviewed Ambassador David Shinn and NYU professor Joshua Eisenman about the reason China has such strong economic interest in Africa and the ethical questions this interest raises on both sides of the relationship.
Let's start with Devin's conversation with Eisenman.
JOSHUA EISENMAN: Mostly China is in Africa for...
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