Podcast appearances and mentions of eric olander

Some African leaders regard United States President Donald Trump's decision to halt aid to the continent as an opportunity to foster self-reliance. They have already initiated plans to mobilise the necessary resources to reshape Africa's aid landscape. “Trade, not aid, is now the pillar of our policy in Africa,” said United States ambassador Troy Fitrell, from the Bureau of African Affairs, in a speech on 14 May at business summit in Abidjan.The declaration settles any doubts over the Trump administration's position on aid towards Africa. The US – the world single largest aid donor in the world, according to the United Nations – no longer wants to disburse billions in foreign aid, despite the fact that it represents a small percentage of its entire budget.In 2023, the US spent $71.9 billion in foreign aid, which amounts to 1.2 percent of its entire budget for that fiscal year.President Donald Trump repeatedly stated that aid is a waste. For years, Africa has been the region receiving more funding from the United States than any other.Across the African continent, Trump's executive orders were initially met with shock, anger, and despair — but also with a renewed determination to change course and place African resources at the heart of African healthcare.In February, at an African Union summit, Rwandan President Paul Kagame announced that the AU's health institutions, including the Centres for Disease Control, would take the lead in seeking alternatives to US funding.“Africa now finds itself at a crossroads. The health financing landscape has shifted dramatically.“I propose that, over the next year, we work together to define new mechanisms for concrete collaboration on healthcare among governments, businesses, and philanthropies,” he told African leaders.“The work of building our continent, including our healthcare systems, cannot be outsourced to anyone else.” To untangle what is going on, for this edition of Interntional Report, RFI interviewed Eric Olander, editor-in-chief of the China-Global South Project; Chris Milligan, former foreign service officer at USAID, in Washington; Mark Heywood, human rights and social justice activist in South Africa, co-founder of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC); Onikepe Owolabi, vice president of International research at the Guttmacher institute in New York; Monica Oguttu, founding executive director of KMET, Kisumu Medical and Education Trust, in Kenya.

In our Wild World Segment… Pakistan and India have stopped fighting for now, but Eric Olander, Editor-In-Chief of the China Global South Project tells us about what to look for next and how China is impacting their relationship and others around the region. Saturday Mornings Show host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of GREAT POWER PODCAST, host Ilan Berman speaks with Eric Olander of the China-Global South Project about how Beijing is intensifying its engagement with South and Southeast Asia as part of a growing focus on its immediate periphery. BIO:Eric Olander is Editor-in-Chief of the China-Global South Project (www.chinaglobalsouth.com), a non-profit independent multimedia organization dedicated to exploring every aspect of China's engagement with the Global South. He is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience reporting, producing, and managing newsrooms for some of the world's leading editorial organizations, including CNN, FRANCE 24, and the BBC World Service, among others. He has an extensive background working in newsrooms and doing content production in the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Asia. China, though, has been the central focus of Eric's professional career.

The Sinica Network proudly presents a new podcast: China Talking Points, featuring Kaiser Kuo (host of the Sinica Podcast), Eric Olander (host of the China-Global South Podcast and China In Africa Podcast) and Andrew Polk, co-founder of Trivium China and host of its podcast. We'll be joined regularly by Lizzi Lee, Fellow on Chinese Economy at the Asia Society Policy Institute's (ASPI) Center for China Analysis. Tune in live every other week for unscripted thoughts on the major China-related news of the week.This week, we focused on the truce in the trade war that Donald Trump launched with the so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs of April 9. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with top Chinese trade negotiator He Lifeng and his team in Geneva over the weekend, and we look at what came out of those meetings and what we can expect to happen next. We also discussed the dogfight that took place between India and Pakistan last week, in which the Pakistani air force claims to have downed as many as five Indian planes, significant for China because the Pakistani planes were Chinese-made J10-C fighters. Eric, who wrote about the Chinese reaction to this and offered his take on the reasons for their success, managed to incur a lot of online Indian wrath — an occupational hazard — but presents a compelling case for why the fully integrated Chinese military systems gave Pakistan the edge.Watch us live on YouTube starting May 28th. Check out the new Sinica Network YouTube channel here!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During the first 100 days of his second term in office, US President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders that have unsettled the commodities market and prompted investors to hold off from making new investments in African economies. In the last three months, Trump has presented the world with “a ding-dong of measures and counter-measures," as Nigerian finance analyst Gbolahan Olojede put it.With such measures including increased tariffs on US imports from African nations (as elsewhere), this new regime has effectively called into question the future validity of preferential trade agreements with African states – such as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which allows duty-free access, under strict conditions, to the US market for African goods."The reciprocal tariffs effectively nullify the preferences that sub-Saharan Africa countries enjoy under AGOA," South Africa's foreign and trade ministers said in a joint statement on 4 April.Jon Marks, editorial director of energy consultancy and news service African Energy, echoed this climate of uncertainty: “With the Trump presidency lurching from policy to policy, no one knows where they are. And it's very difficult to actually see order within this chaos."Africa braces for economic hit as Trump's tariffs end US trade perksHe told RFI he expects long periods of stasis, in which nothing actually happens, when people have been expecting immediate action.“That's going to be, I think, devastating for markets, devastating for investment. The outlook really is grim," he added.CommoditiesIn 2024, US exports to Africa were worth $32.1 billion. The US imported $39.5 billion worth of goods from Africa, the bulk of these being commodities such as oil and gas, as well as rare minerals including lithium, copper and cobalt.“The focus of the Trump administration is on critical minerals now, particularly in the [Democratic Republic of Congo], which is the Saudi Arabia of cobalt,” said Eric Olander, editor-in-chief of the China Global South Project news site.The US is aiming to build non-Chinese supply chains for its military technology.“The F-35s, supersonic fighter jets, need cobalt. When they look at critical minerals, they're not looking at that for renewable energy. They're looking at it specifically for weapons and for their defence infrastructure,” Olander explained.Collateral damageOn 2 April, President Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on US imports worldwide, declaring that the US “has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” and calling this date a “Liberation Day” which will make “America wealthy again”.Stock markets immediately plummeted as a result of his announcement.On 9 April, Trump announced a 90-day pause – until mid-July – on these tariffs. Instead, a flat 10 percent rate will be applied on exports to the US.The exception was China, whose goods face even higher tariffs – 145 percent on most Chinese goods. Beijing retaliated with 125 percent levies on US imports.According to Olander, most African nations have so far been “insulated from the harsh impact of these tariffs” and from the consequences of what is, in effect, a trade war between two economic giants – China and the US.“South Africa, which accounts for a considerable amount of Africa's trade with the United States, is much more exposed to the effects of these tariffs than the rest of the continent,” he said.Africa FirstBut what if Trump's "America First" agenda was to be copied, asks Kelvin Lewis, editor of the Awoko newspaper in Sierra Leone.“Just like Trump is saying America First, we should think Sierra Leone First,” he told RFI. “He is teaching everyone how to be patriotic. We have no reason to depend on other people, to go cap in hand begging, because we have enough natural resources to feed and house all 9 million of us Sierra Leoneans.”He added: “If Africa says we close shop and we use our own resources for our benefit like Trump is telling Americans, I think the rest of the world would stand up and take notice.”Meanwhile, Trump believes his imposition of these increased tariffs has succeeded in bringing countries to the negotiating table.“I'm telling you, these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass. They are dying to make a deal. Please, please sir, make a deal. I'll do anything. I'll do anything, sir,” Trump said on 8 April at a Republican Congress committee dinner in Washington.New marketsOlander believes that the trade war instigated by Trump has resulted in more risks than opportunities for Africa's vulnerable countries.“But, there is a lot more activity now diplomatically between African countries and other non-US countries,” he added.“Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed from Ethiopia was in Vietnam, as was Burundi's president. There's more engagement between Uganda and Indonesia, more trade activity and discussions between Brazil and Africa.”Foreign ministers from the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) met in Rio de Janeiro on 28 April to coordinate their response to Trump's trade policy.However, securing markets for non-US exports is a challenging task. It took Kenya 10 years “of steady diplomacy” to get China to fund the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway to the Ugandan border, according to Olander.Kenyan president visits China as country pivots away from the US“Whether it's in China, Indonesia, Brazil or elsewhere, it takes time. Exporting into developed G7 markets means facing an enormous number of hurdles, like agricultural restrictions,” he continued. “Then, in the global south, Angola is not going to sell bananas to Brazil, right?”“Trump's trade policies have actually been to depress the oil price,” said Marks. “The price has been under the psychologically low threshold of $70 a barrel.He explains it is because of the demand destruction Trump's policies have placed on global trading.Demand destruction means that people are not investing, “ Marks said. “It's really a period of wait-and-see.”“This will affect prices very profoundly. One of the ironies is that although a lower dollar means that African economies should be able to export their goods for more money, a declining dollar amidst market uncertainties means that investors are not going to be rushing to come into Africa.”

The current trade war between the U.S. and China has already sent shock waves around the world and this is just the beginning IF an agreement can't be reached. But there are some giant obstacles that stand in the way of any peace...Donald Trump's lack of understanding when it comes to China's global reach and influence AND Xi Jinping's need to show strength against a perceived western bully. Xi is already shifting from American reliance and cutting new deals with other nations. But it's not just about monetary trade for China...it's also about the growing nationalistic fervor, inflamed by J.D. Vance, by calling Chinese "peasants". Poking the dragon with insults was a mistake. And what about other Asian nations that have been slapped with unexpectedly high tariffs such as Vietnam? In this episode of "Shoes Off inside 1-on-1", May sits down with Eric Olander, longtime China watcher, journalist and analyst based in Vietnam. Eric's deep knowledge of Chinese history and its global relationships helps put this current dangerous trade war into context. To understand the present and the future, we must understand the painful past.Eric Olander, Co-Founder/Editor-in-Chiefwww.chinaglobalsouth.com Please subscribe, rate and review us!And follow us on IG @shoesoffinsidemkt

Eric Olander, Editor in Chief of the China-Global South Project joins the International News Review with “Saturday Mornings Show” host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys to discuss China's response to the US Tariffs, President Xi Jinping's Southeast Asian tour next week and his rising use of soft power, how Vietnam's government is caught in a tight spot caught between Beijing and Washington, and the Philippines arms race to protect its territory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Sinica, I'm joined by Eric Olander, host of the outstanding China in Africa Podcast and the indispensable China-Global South Podcast, and creator of the China-Global South Project. Eric's detailed and very current knowledge of China's relations across the developing world is on display in this whirlwind tour that takes us from the troubled waters of the South China Sea to China's diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, on to Subsaharan Africa and how Washington has struggled to create policies that can match what China offers, and to Latin America. He then zooms out and talks about what it all means in aggregate. Don't miss this show!Don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter! Go to sinicapodcast.com to sign up! And if you want to support my work and access premium content, please be sure to become a paying subscriber.2:39 The situation with the Philippines and the Second Thomas Shoal, and the U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty — the potential challenges in activating it on the U.S. side and President Marcos' changing standards for invoking it 15:50 ASEAN's difficulty in reaching consensus, and Myanmar as another ASEAN priority 18:53 China's role as convener in brokering a “unity deal” for Palestine23:02 The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) 30:20 Why Africa is so hard to fit onto the U.S. foreign policy agenda and the lack of a forward-looking American vision for Africa 37:56 Geraud Neema's disappointment with Washington's talk about battery metals and critical minerals42:22 The pushback from Mexico's finance minister and Mexico's concern over the growing number of imports from China46:48 The trade surplus number and long-term concerns for China's exports 49:35 Brazilian President Lula hints at willingness to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) 51:51 How it all fits together, and how China has leveraged the Global South's frustration over the U.S.-European-led international order Recommendations:Eric: Matt Pottinger's The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan, and Anne Stevenson-Yang's Wild Ride: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese EconomyKaiser: Will Durant's books from The Story of Civilization, especially The Age of Faith and The Reformation, as well as the audiobook versions read by Stefan Rudnicki See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Yuyun Zhan sits down with Alicia García-Herrero and Eric Olander to explore China's economic engagements in Africa, both in the historical and the modern-day context. They also discuss the criticisms China faces from African countries and the West when it comes to foreign direct investment, trade, opacity and more. While Olander claims that China brings a forward-looking vision to Africa, Garcia Herrero argues that the reality is sometimes different from the narratives. This episode is part of the ZhōngHuá Mundus series of The Sound of Economics. ZhōngHuá Mundus is a newsletter by Bruegel, bringing you monthly analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe. Sign up now to receive it in your mailbox! Relevant resource: China economic database, Bruegel dataset compiled by Alessia Amighini, Alicia García-Herrero, Michal Krystyanczuk, Robin Schindowski and Jianwei Xu, Updated monthly

Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Eric Olander, Editor in Chief of The China-Global South Project about his belief that the most dangerous military and political flashpoints in the region is the South China Sea. He also talks about the current thinking about why China will likely not invade Taiwan, and how the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is evolving with a new, greener mandate and execution. chinaglobalsouth.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto will take office later this year at a critical time when regional tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea are surging. And this won't be just a foreign policy challenge for the new president. Chinese ships have crossed into Indonesia's exclusive economic zone near the Nantuna Islands at the bottom tip of Beijing's controversial ten-dash line. Managing the escalating crisis in the South China Sea is going to be a "pivotal" challenge for Prabowo, according to Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, director of the China-Indonesia desk at the Center of Economic and Law Studies. Zulfikar joins Eric from Jakarta to discuss how he thinks Prabowo is going to handle what's becoming a very volatile situation. JOIN THE DISCUSSION: X: @ChinaGSProject | @eric_olander  Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ChinaGlobalSouth FOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC: Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChine Arabic: عربي: www.alsin-alsharqalawsat.com | @SinSharqAwsat JOIN US ON PATREON! Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug! www.patreon.com/chinaglobalsouth    

Militaries across Africa are increasingly turning to China to source advanced weapons systems that were long unavailable from Western suppliers. Sophisticated Chinese-made drones, missile systems, and cyber-warfare technologies, among others, are now commonplace on African battlefields. Ekene Lionel, director of the defense news website Military.Africa joins Eric, Cobus, and Geraud to explain why Chinese weapons have become so popular with African militaries. Plus, the guys also discuss Foreign Minister Wang Yi's four-nation tour that wrapped up this week. JOIN THE DISCUSSION: X: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque| @Eric Olander | @christiangeraud | @militaryafrica Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ChinaGlobalSouth FOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC: Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChine Arabic: عربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfr JOIN US ON PATREON! Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug! www.patreon.com/chinaglobalsouth

This week on Sinica, a live recording from New York on the eve of the 2023 NEXTChina Conference. Jeremy Goldkorn joins Kaiser as co-host, with guests Maria Repnikova of Georgia State University, who specializes in Chinese soft power in Africa and on Sino-Russian relations, and Eric Olander, co-founder of the China Global South Project and co-host of the excellent China Global South Podcast and China in Africa Podcast. This show is unedited to preserve the live feel!Recommendations: Jeremy: Empire podcast William Dalrymple and Anita Anand, about how empires rise, fall, and shape the world around usMaria: A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan ThrallEric: Eat Bitter, a documentary by Ningyi Sun, a filmmaker from China, and Pascale Appora Gnekindy, from the Central African RepublicKaiser: Wellness, an ambitious novel by Nathan Hill about a Gen X couple in Wicker Park, Chicago; and the NOVA documentary Inside China's Tech Boom, of which Kaiser is correspondent, narrator, and co-producer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I am guessing that most of you have heard about Chinese firms and government's large involvement and investment in Africa. For example, as part of a strategy to secure the resources needed to play a leading role in the economy of the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, China has purchased mining rights, mined, and built refineries for rare earth elements in multiple locations in Africa. But did you know that the annual amount of traded goods between China and Latin America, as well as foreign direct investment is about twice as much between China and Latin America as it is between China and Africa? If we look at Chinese development loans, Latin America has received more in loans than Africa.It has been clear for more than a century that to understand Latin America you must understand the involvement and intervention of the United States in the military, economic and social history of the region. It is now impossible to understand Latin American economies and politics without an understanding of the growing role of China. Looked at through the lens of US/China competition and conflict, this is a major development. Historically, the USA has reacted forcefully to what it saw as ‘interference' in the America's by other countries – will that continue or will the recent neglect/disinterest of the US to LA continue, creating more space/opportunity for even greater Chinese influence?To help us understand these issues and others, I am delighted to be joined in this episode by Professor Chris Alden of the London School of Economics (and a regular contributor to TRIUM). Chris is Deputy Head of the International Relations Department, the Director of LSE IDEAS, and a Research Associate with South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). Chris's newest book (co-authored with Alvaro Mendez) China and Latin America: Development, Agency and Geopolitics was published earlier this year. Before this book, Chris has written or co-authored of numerous books, including Apartheid's Last Stand – the Rise and Fall of the South African Security State (Palgrave 1996), Mozambique and the Construction of the New African State (Palgrave 2003), China in Africa (Zed Books 2007) Land, Liberation and Compromise in Southern Africa (Palgrave/Macmillan 2009) The South and World Politics (Palgrave 2010),Chris is one of the world's leading experts of Chinese involvement in the global south and it was a real pleasure to sit down with him for a wonderful discussion of his latest work. I hope you enjoy the conversation!Citations:Podcast – China and the Global South hosted by Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden and produced by The China-Global South Project (CGSP).Alden, C. & Mendez, A. (2023) China and Latin America: Development, Agency and Geopolitics. Bloomsbury Academic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this exciting interview Eric Olander, founder & host of the ⁠China in Africa Project⁠, tells us everything we need to know about the complex dynamics of China's expanding influence in Africa. We speak about the development of his interest in China-African affairs, his podcast China in Africa (⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcast⁠), common stereotypes about the Chinese involvement, what China does and want and how Western countries need to change their approach. +++ Dir gefällt AfA? Dann unterstütze uns  bei ♥ ⁠Patreon⁠ ♥⁠Steady ⁠♥ ⁠Paypal⁠ und hinterlasse uns eine positive Bewertung in deinem Podcast Player.

This week on Sinica, we kick off the new network show, the China-Global South Podcast, with a conversation with the show's hosts and co-founders of the China-Global South Project (formerly the China Africa Project), Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden. Kaiser chats with them about where the show is going, and common misconceptions about China's role in the Global South.1:45 – Reasons for launching the new China-Global South Podcast13:50 – What Washington's framing of China's activity in the Global South gets wrong19:24 – Explaining the lack of China expertise in Africa and the Global North25:27 – The unresolved history of Western colonialism in Africa28:44 – How Chinese statecraft navigates Africa's colonial legacy36:00 – The infantilization of African agency45:03 – The limited development options of African stakeholders47:33 – China's environmental impact on the Global South57:13 – How small states can effectively navigate great power politicsA transcript of the podcast is available at TheChinaProject.com.Recommendations:Eric: Following Gyude Moore, Senior Policy Fellow at the Center for Global Development: @gyude_moore; Hannah Ryder; CEO of Development Reimagined: @hmryder; Ovigue Eguegu; Policy Analyst at Development Reimagined: @ovigweeguegu; and Christian-Geraud Neema; and Francophone Editor at the China-Global South Project: @christiangeraudCobus: The Specter of Global China: Politics, Labor, and Foreign Investment in Africa by Ching Kwan LeeKaiser: Chinese traditional bow maker AF Archery; The Way of Archery by Gao Ying, translated by Jie Tian and Justin MaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of DISINFORMATION WARS, host Ilan Berman talks to Eric Olander, Editor-in-Chief of the China Global South Project, about how China is seen throughout the developing world - and why these views are so different from Western perceptions of the PRC. MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE: — The China Global South Daily Brief is available at https://chinaglobalsouth.com

You may have heard of China's ‘Belt and Road Initiative', but what actually is it? And what are Beijing's underlying motivations? Jelena Sofronijevic speaks to Eric Olander, co-founder and managing editor of The China Africa Project, and Raffaello Pantucci, a co-author of Sinostan - China's Inadvertent Empire, to uncover the truth about Chinese economic investment abroad.    “The BRI, in many respects, is like a Rorschach test, where you can see anything you want into it.” - Eric Olander “If you had to boil it down to one central idea that defined the BRI, I'd have to say connectivity.” - Eric Olander “The BRI is China's way of expressing its foreign policy.” - Raffaello Pantucci “China's saying, let's all just make money together. And underlying that, there's an idea that has worked at home, that if we can make everyone rich and prosperous we can all get stability.” - Raffaello Pantucci “What bothers me a lot about the discourse surrounding Belt and Road, is that we take all the agency out of the host country.” - Raffaello Pantucci “China looks at Africa in far more political terms than economic terms.” - Eric Olander https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast     Written and presented by Jelena Sofronijevic. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Assistant Producer: Elina Ganatra. Audio production by Jade Bailey. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Olander is the co-founder of the China Africa Project, an independent, non-partisan media initiative dedicated to exploring every facet of China's engagement in Africa. Eric is a fluent Mandarin speaker and a longtime China-watcher with more than 25 years of journalism experience at many of the world's leading media companies including CNN, the BBC, and FRANCE24 among others.We will discuss general misconceptions about China's role in Africa, African attitudes toward China, and the recent FOCAC developments.Please support our patreon.  For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip  ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetFacebookYou can find the additional streams on Youtube Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog)

The recently-concluded Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) meeting in Dakar, Senegal, generated surprisingly little international press coverage — except for a few stories that seized on what looked, at first blush, like a significant decrease in Beijing's overall investment commitment on the continent. If Beijing sees a concerted effort by the U.S. and Europe to diminish, tarnish, or counteract China's position in Africa, it might well be excused: Its triannual Sino-African love fest, after all, didn't receive nearly as much attention as two problematic stories did: one centering on the alleged Chinese seizure of Uganda's Entebbe Airport, and another claiming that China plans to build a military base in Equatorial Guinea — a base that could threaten the East Coast of the United States, as reports suggested.And then there's the U.S.-led "Build Back Better World" (B3W) initiative, which was launched at the G7 summit in June, and the European Commission's own answer to China's Belt and Road Initiative: the Global Gateway Strategy, which was announced on the final day of FOCAC. This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy speak with the Nairobi-based development economist Anzetse Were and Eric Olander, host of the China in Africa Podcast. They both have a lot to say about FOCAC coverage, media narratives on China in Africa, and the likelihood that programs like B3W and Global Gateway can move the needle when it comes to China's position on the continent.5:08 – Major takeaways from FOCAC 20217:19 – Just how much money did China commit this time?15:57 – FOCAC 2021 as an inflection point in China-Africa relations19:05 – Media disconnects on the China-Africa story and "psychological self-soothing"23:33 – The mistaken reports on China's alleged seizure of Entebbe Airport in Uganda30:28 – The Wall Street Journal's report on China's alleged plans to build a military base in Equatorial Guinea44:55 – China's vaccine diplomacy in Africa52:12 – B3W (Build Back Better World) and Global Gateway as counters to the BRIA transcript of this episode is available on SupChina.comRecommendations:Jeremy: Political Pilgrims: Western Intellectuals in Search of the Good Society by Paul HollanderAnzetse: Market Power and Role of the Private Sector by the China-Africa Business Council; and "Africa's economic transformation: the role of Chinese investment," by Linda Calabrese and Xiaoyang TangEric: "Guānxì: Power, Networking, and Influence in China-Africa Relations," by Paul NantulyaKaiser: Beware of Pity, a novel by Stefan ZweigSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zhao Huiling was born in Shanghai, and spent the formative years of her life in West Africa. The experience changed her life, and still informs her work - and her world view - to this day. So it's useful for listeners to Mosaic of China to be reminded that culture clashes are not binary; they can happen no matter where you're from, and no matter with what new culture you're confronted. More than just that, Huiling also represents the mindset of the worldly young Shanghainese professional. These are people who have enjoyed all the benefits of modern luxury that China's economic progress has given them, and are now asking themselves "What does it all mean"? Subscribe to the PREMIUM version, see the visuals, and/or follow the full transcript for this episode at https://mosaicofchina.com/season-02-episode-28-zhao-huiling Join the community on Instagram (https://instagram.com/mosaicofchina_), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/mosaicofchina), Facebook (https://facebook.com/mosaicofchina) or WeChat (https://mosaicofchina.com/wechat). The episode also includes a catch-up interview with Eric Olander from Season 01 Episode 03. https://mosaicofchina.com/season-01-episode-03-eric-olander

Ryan Ray chats with David Blackmon about ERCOT's failures, the potential for an oil shortage in the next few years, and Biden's infrastructure bill. Check out the website: www.ryanswarroom.comThe replay of the US Shale Roundtable: https://youtu.be/JubBfpWYUMsThe Dragon's Gift - https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Gift-S...Eric Olander on Inside the War Room - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Vnq...Follow David's work:Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbla...Article on ERCOT: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbla...Shale Mag: https://shalemag.com/

In our first Foreign Policy Playlist of May, we feature The China in Africa Podcast, a show that focuses on China's engagement in the African continent. In the episode “How China Lends : A Landmark Report on Chinese Loan Contracts,” hosts Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden discuss the topic that is dominating Washington right now: how China is using its money to expand its influence around the world. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or listen on this page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China has responded to the call for investments in Africa like no other country. Since the end of the 1990s, China's increasing financial and economic engagement in Africa has led to critical debates whether China can offer a good alternative to Western aid and charity. Its relationships with African countries has also become ever more political.Your host:  Nico Luchsinger, Co-Executive Director, Asia Society SwitzerlandModerator: Aleksandra Gadzala, Head of Research at The Singularity GroupSpeaker: Eric Olander, Co-founder of the China Africa Project (CAP)Production: Denise Staubli, Program Officer, Asia Society SwitzerlandSources:Asia Society Switzerland webcast What is China Doing in Africa? with Eric Olander and Aleksandra Gadzala, May 7, 2020Asia Society Switzerland Gen A essay African problems can only be solved by Africans...and Chinese? by Michael Rychener-Schreiner, November 22, 2020 Book Africa and China: How Africans and Their Governments are Shaping Relations with China, edited by Aleksandra GadzalaThe China in Africa Podcast, the China Africa Project (CAP)

On today's episode of Inside the War Room, I had the pleasure of speaking with Eric Olander of The China Africa Project. In my opinion, it is the best site covering the intersection of China and Africa. If you are interested in their work, you can subscribe here. Eric's bio: Eric Olander is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience reporting, producing and managing newsrooms for some of the world's leading editorial organizations including CNN, FRANCE 24 and the BBC World Service among others. He has an extensive background working in newsrooms and doing content production in the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Asia. China, though, has been the central focus of Eric's professional career. He first went to China in 1989 and spent more than a decade of combined time living, studying and working there. Eric is fluent in both French and Mandarin Chinese. He received his undergraduate degree in East African history from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master's of International Public Affairs with a focus on Chinese foreign policy from the University of Hong Kong. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at warroommedia.substack.com/subscribe

This show has been regularly discussing Beijing’s support for sustainable development initiatives, its provision of aid, technical expertise and finance to developing counties under the South-South Cooperation umbrella, and the numerous infrastructure projects that China is undertaking in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia as part of the Belt and Road Initiative.A common goal in several of the episodes in this season of the podcast has been to nuance the understanding of China’s recent activities, better understand its motives and reflect on its future strategies and actions. Much of the recent focus in Western media reports on China has focused on the damage that Covid has done to Beijing’s reputation abroad. There have also been growing concerns on how Beijing will react to certain countries defaulting on the huge loans that it has provided for infrastructure construction. But not everyone shares such concerns. And indeed there are numerous voices that have highlighted Beijing’s support for multilateral institutions and its ability to finance and undertake major development projects that the West has long neglected. Guest: Eric Olander is the co-founder of the China Africa project, an independent multimedia organization that explores China’s engagement with Africa. He is a journalist with over three decades of experience reporting, producing and managing newsrooms for some of the world’s leading media organizations including CNN, and the BBC World Service. Eric speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and has a Master’s degree in International Public Affairs with a focus on Chinese foreign policy from the University of Hong Kong. He also hosts a very popular weekly China in Africa podcast.Eric Olander on TwitterDan Banik and In Pursuit of Development on Twitter 

Since 2010, the China in Africa Podcast has brought balanced, wide-ranging conversations about one of the most consequential developments in the global economy and geopolitics to a worldwide audience. Today, in honor of the 500th episode, Kaiser and Jeremy chat with the show’s co-founders, Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden, about its history and the major trends in Sino-African relations that they've seen in a decade of focusing on China's expanding presence in Africa.Subscribe to the China in Africa Podcast on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher 10:43: Does Africa need aid or trade? 18:21: Beware binary tropes on China-Africa relations39:47: China’s high-risk vaccine diplomacy in Africa45:03: How Chinese international development efforts are shifting away from sub-Saharan AfricaRecommendations:Jeremy: I Didn’t Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation, by Michela Wrong. Cobus: A partner of the China-Africa Project: the Africa-China Reporting Project at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, a source for investigative reporting on China-Africa issues. Eric: The Twitter feed of Gyude A. Moore, former Minister of Public Works in Liberia, and an article written by Moore in the Mail & Guardian titled A new cold war is coming. Africa should not pick sides. Kaiser: Avast, ye swabs. Kaiser is studying up on pirate lore. He recommends The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down, by Colin Woodard.

Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Eric Olander, Journalist, Entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City about the COVID-19 and lock-down situation across Vietnam and how social pressure is encouraging people to do the right thing. 

Rising temperatures across the globe will have profound consequences for Africa’s oceans and the people that are dependent on them for their livelihoods. How can countries work together in order to mitigate the effects of climate change? Max Bearak (Washington Post), Nina Forgwe (British High Commission in Cameroon) and Whit Saumweber (CSIS) join host Judd Devermont to discuss local and international community responses. Also, guests review how governments are reacting to the Covid-19 pandemic and the upcoming year for the diplomatic initiative: G7++ Friends of Gulf of Guinea Group.  Background Reading: A Crisis in the Water is Decimating This Once-Booming Fishing Town  by Max Bearak and Chris Mooney COVID-19 Is an African Political Crisis as Much as a Health and Economic Emergency  by Judd Devermont and Eric Olander

Eric Olander is the co-founder of the China Africa Project (CAP), an independent, non-partisan media initiative dedicated to exploring every facet of China's engagement in Africa. Eric is also the co-host of the weekly China in Africa podcast that is now among the top-10% most downloaded shows worldwide. Eric is a fluent Mandarin-speaker and a longtime China-watcher with more than 25 years of journalism experience at many of the world's leading media companies including CNN, the BBC, and FRANCE24 among others. He received his undergraduate degree in East African History from the University of California at Berkeley and holds a master's degree in Chinese Public Affairs from the University of Hong Kong.

This week, we feature an episode from the newest member of our Sinica Podcast Network: the China in Africa Podcast, hosted by Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden. The United States sees Africa as a key arena to confront China's rising influence in the developing world. With its $60 billion International Development Finance Corporation and its Prosper Africa policy framework unveiled last year, the Trump administration is working hard to present African governments with an alternative development model. The problem is that U.S. officials don't have a lot to show for their efforts. This week, the China in Africa Podcast explores the complex U.S.-China-Africa relationship with two of Washington's leading experts on the issue. W. Gyude Moore is a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development and the former public works minister of Liberia and Aubrey Hruby is a senior fellow at the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council.

How do the Chinese government and companies engage with the public in Africa? Nillah Nyakoa (journalist at China Radio International), Eric Olander (managing editor of The China Africa Project), and Maria Repnikova (assistant professor of global communications) join host Aladin Farré to explore the different ways China sells, and fails to sell, its story to an entire continent.Like the podcast? Take a few minutes to fill out this survey.Middle Earth is made by China Compass Productions. If you have a China-themed cultural project, please get in touch!With thanks to Brenden Gonsalves for graphic design and Sean Calvo for music support.Recommendations:The TV series Mao Doudou and Her Sweet Days (媳妇的美好时代 2009), which was dubbed in Swahili.Two Chinese vloggers, Zhao Huiling and Fyjo Molly, who travel throughout Africa.The short-video app Vskit, which is made by the Shenzhen-based mobile phone manufacturer Transsion.

Where time meaning is in English versus Mandarin Chinese is very different and complex.By "where" I mean visually and semantically. For example, in English we can see that the "-ed" in "walked" places the time meaning in the past. There are exceptions, of course, but these verb form changes (called verb inflections) are common in English and other languages but do NOT exist at all in Chinese. So how do we indicate time meaning in Mandarin Chinese then? Here are some clips from our Geopats Podcast guests on the language show to answer this question. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/14 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/napodpomo/2)

The China Africa relationship is ever-evolving.While infrastructure and commodity deals are still happening, a new set of Chinese actors in telecoms and finance are also taking to the field.We unpack the complexities of this new dynamic with Eric Olander, Managing Editor of thechinaafricaproject.com

My guest this week is Eric Olander, who has been a journalist in China off and on since 1989. And through that lens, Eric can talk eloquently and knowledgeably about many aspects of journalism today.

My guest this week is Eric Olander, who has been a journalist in China off and on since 1989. And through that lens, Eric can talk eloquently and knowledgeably about many aspects of journalism today.

My guest this week is Eric Olander, who has been a journalist in China off and on since 1989. His most recent incarnation has been with the China Africa Project, in which he reports on China's huge and growing influence across that continent. And through that lens, Eric can talk eloquently and knowledgeably about many aspects of journalism today.

My guest this week is Eric Olander, who has been a journalist in China off and on since 1989. His most recent incarnation has been with the China Africa Project, in which he reports on China’s huge and growing influence across that continent. And through that lens, Eric can talk eloquently and knowledgeably about many aspects of journalism today, including issues of bias; censorship; his relationship with the public online; the relationship between officials and the online media; and the way in which China's soft power is being felt in places like Africa and beyond.  Since Eric has so many interesting things to say, it was very difficult to keep the interview short. So apologies for going a bit long on this episode, I hope you'll agree it was worth the few extra minutes.  See the visuals and join the community on Instagram (www.instagram.com/mosaicofchina), Facebook (www.facebook.com/mosaicofchina), and WeChat (www.mosaicofchina.com/wechat).

How should the United States respond to China’s rapidly expanding footprint in Africa? Host Judd Devermont (CSIS) teams up with the co-hosts of the China in Africa Podcast, Cobus van Staden and Eric Olander, as well as Yun Sun (Stimson Center) to discuss how the U.S. government can develop a more pragmatic and effective policy to manage China’s activities in Africa. A review of President Ramaphosa’s progress in South Africa and Zambian President Lungu’s crackdown on anti-China politicians serve as episode preludes. This episode is a joint production with the China in Africa Podcast, hosted and produced by the founders of the China Africa Project, Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden. Click here to listen to the China in Africa Podcast edition of the program. Subscribe to the China in Africa podcast on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to the China Africa Project email newsletter.

How should the United States respond to China’s rapidly expanding footprint in Africa? Host Judd Devermont (CSIS) teams up with the co-hosts of the China in Africa Podcast, Cobus van Staden and Eric Olander, as well as Yun Sun (Stimson Center) to discuss how the U.S. government can develop a more pragmatic and effective policy to manage China’s activities in Africa. A review of President Ramaphosa’s progress in South Africa and Zambian President Lungu’s crackdown on anti-China politicians serve as episode preludes.   This episode is a joint production with the China in Africa Podcast, hosted and produced by the founders of the China Africa Project, Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden. Click here to listen to the China in Africa Podcast edition of the program. Subscribe to the China in Africa podcast on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to the China Africa Project email newsletter.

This week on Democracy That Delivers, our host is Lars Benson, Regional Director of Africa for CIPE. We are joined by co-host Ryan Musser, Program Officer for Africa at CIPE, and Eric Olander, the founder of the China Africa Project (CAP). CAP is an independent, non-partisan media initiative dedicated to exploring every facet of China’s engagement in Africa. The CAP is now followed by more than a million people around the world, especially among policymakers in Beijing and Washington. Eric is also the co-host of the weekly China in Africa podcast that is now among the top-10% most downloaded shows worldwide. Eric provides nuanced insights into China and its actions both in Africa and around the world, and the three discuss China’s “corrosive” investments across the continent.

This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser and Jeremy are joined by Eric Olander, host of the China in Africa Podcast from the China Africa Project, and by Anzetse Were, a developmental economist based in Nairobi. They explore questions related to Kenyan debt and development, as well as Sino-American competition in East Africa. What to listen for on this week’s Sinica Podcast: 10:33: When did China begin to put concerted diplomatic effort into relations with African countries? What were the optics of China’s push into the African continent? Anzetse highlights three examples that led to China’s success in dealing with businesses and governments: “[Chinese diplomats] are quite humble in their articulation, certainly to African people, saying, ‘While this has been the Chinese experience, we don’t know what you want, what you can learn and what you don’t want to learn.’ So they’re not prescriptive. But of course the biggest thing that African governments like is that they don’t lecture about anything.” 19:05: Is China leading African countries into “debt traps”? What are the primary causes for concern regarding the debts of African governments, and the wider international community? Anzetse explains that it’s a confluence of factors, including transparency issues and the effects of kindling trade relationships with new partners: “There is concern in the global north, particularly Europe and North America, as to reexposure in African governments to debt…and their concern is that they’re doing it with a party that the world does not really understand in terms of how it deals with debt defaults and how it deals with repayments owed. I think that Europe and North America were much more comfortable when debt owed was in their hands, obviously because they had [control], but I think because they had a common understanding on how this would be addressed. They do not know how the Chinese are going to do this.” 42:21: America is restructuring the way it provides aid to the rest of the world through the International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) and the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act (BUILD Act), in an attempt to compete with China in the developing world. How effective is this restructuring? Eric provides some insight: “It’s not challenging China at all. It’s not intended to challenge China. Instead, they actually complement each other very, very well. So, a country like Kenya can turn to China for infrastructure and massive loans from the Chinese for a public sector type of development. But then, IDFC and the U.S. come in to fund American business and Kenyan business that can’t get funding anywhere else.” 49:36: What effect is the Belt and Road Initiative having in Africa? What about the African countries that are excluded from the plans, as China has made inroads, for the most part, on Africa’s eastern seaboard? Anzetse states: “I think the Chinese began to understand, ‘We do not want to start dividing African sentiments on China, we’re going to find a way to make sure all the regions in Africa are represented in this Belt and Road Initiative. Whether it will be practical is not clear.” Recommendations: Jeremy: I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation and In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo, both by Michela Wrong. Eric: Competing against Chinese loans, U.S. companies face long odds in Africa, an article in the New York Times by Ed Wong. Anzetse: Rhinocéros, by Eugène Ionesco. Kaiser: Lake Success: A Novel, by Gary Shteyngart.

In this episode we continue our conversation from https://changingscripts.podbean.com/e/ep-8-eric-olander-from-english-to-mandarin-chinese/ (episode 8) with Eric Olander about his 33 year Mandarin Chinese language learning experience. Eric is a Journalist, Blogger, Media Executive, and Co-Founder and Managing Editor of the China Africa Project which includes the China in Africa Podcast, which he co-hosts weekly with Cobus Van Staden.More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/24 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/14) Support this podcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/geopats/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyCheck it out: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/stephfuccio

In this episode we continue our conversation from https://changingscripts.podbean.com/e/ep-8-eric-olander-from-english-to-mandarin-chinese/ (episode 8) with Eric Olander about his 33 year Mandarin Chinese language learning experience. Eric is a Journalist, Blogger, Media Executive, and Co-Founder and Managing Editor of the China Africa Project which includes the China in Africa Podcast, which he co-hosts weekly with Cobus Van Staden. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/24 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/14) Support this podcast

We interview Eric Olander from the 'China in Africa' podcast to discuss the state of tech in China and examine where the largest non-American tech companies are choosing to do business. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Len Peralta. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.

The Phileas Club 121 - Brexit and the Talking Monkey On this episode we talk about: China: trade war, Huawei, and the economy France: "le grand débat" UK: Brexit And more! Remember you can support a show at http://www.patreon.com/ThePhileasClub More info on the show: The hosts are Eric Olander (@eolander), Gareth Westwood (@garethwestwood) and Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) The theme is by Daniel Beja (@misterdanielb), his amazing royalty free music is at MusicinCloud.com Find out more and get more shows at http://frenchspin.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eric Olander, co-host of the China in Africa Podcast: https://chinaafrica-podcast.com/ (https://chinaafrica-podcast.com/), has been studying and using the Mandarin Chinese language for over 30 years. With this linguistic longevity comes language wisdom, a realistic perspective and sensible tools to give those of us studying the language a boost.More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/24 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/7) Support this podcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/geopats/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyCheck it out: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/stephfuccio

Eric Olander, co-host of the China in Africa Podcast: https://chinaafrica-podcast.com/ (https://chinaafrica-podcast.com/), has been studying and using the Mandarin Chinese language for over 30 years. With this linguistic longevity comes language wisdom, a realistic perspective and sensible tools to give those of us studying the language a boost. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/24 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/7) Support this podcast

Eric Olander, founder of the China Africa Project and co-host of the weekly China in Africa Podcast, discusses the common misunderstanding of racial relations in China. In this second part of our two part interview, Eric discusses how those differ from situations in the US, specifically how Africans are portrayed in Chinese media. He also weighs in on how China's exhibition of soft power is perceived by other states.Credits:Coco Yim for producing, hosting and editingDavid Raban for engineeringSpecial thanks to Eric Olander.

Eric Olander, founder of the China Africa Project and co-host of the weekly China in Africa Podcast, discusses the common misunderstanding of racial relations in China. In this second part of our two part interview, Eric discusses how those differ from situations in the US, specifically how Africans are portrayed in Chinese media. He also weighs in on how China's exhibition of soft power is perceived by other states.Credits:Coco Yim for producing, hosting and editingDavid Raban for engineeringSpecial thanks to Eric Olander.

Eric Olander, founder of the China Africa Project and co-host of the weekly China in Africa Podcast, breaks down assumptions about US-Africa relations and China-Africa relations. In this first part of our two part interview, Eric discusses what the Belt and Road initiative means for African countries and what the US and European governments missed when interpreting China-Africa relations.Credits:Coco Yim for producing, hosting and editingDavid Raban for engineeringSpecial thanks to Eric Olander.

Eric Olander, founder of the China Africa Project and co-host of the weekly China in Africa Podcast, breaks down assumptions about US-Africa relations and China-Africa relations. In this first part of our two part interview, Eric discusses what the Belt and Road initiative means for African countries and what the US and European governments missed when interpreting China-Africa relations.Credits:Coco Yim for producing, hosting and editingDavid Raban for engineeringSpecial thanks to Eric Olander.

Tuve la oportunidad de ser invitado por el genial Patrick Beja para participar en otro episodio de The Phileas Club con gente más inteligente que yo para hablar de temas más interesantes que cualquier cosa que yo sepa.  Pueden encontrar el post original aquí y el audio lo pueden descargar directametnte de este enlace.  Pueden apoyar el proyecto de Patrick en su página en Patreon. On this episode we talk about:Xi Jinping's term limit lifted (and Kim Jong Un's visit to China)Former President Sarkozy detainedGeneral elections in Mexico (and Dragonball Super streams!)War in Yemen, crown prince trip to the US, and women driving schools openMore info on the show:The hosts areTurki Alballaa (@TurkiAlBallaa), Eric Olander (@eolander), Dan Campos (@DanCampos) and Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick)The theme is by Daniel Beja (@misterdanielb), his amazing royalty free music is at MusicinCloud.com

The Phileas Club 107 - Not as Oppressed, Not as Free On this episode we talk about: Xi Jinping's term limit lifted (and Kim Jong Un's visit to China) Former President Sarkozy detained General elections in Mexico (and Dragonball Super streams!) War in Yemen, crown prince trip to the US, and women driving schools open Remember you can support a show at http://www.patreon.com/ThePhileasClub More info on the show: The hosts areTurki Alballaa (@TurkiAlBallaa), Eric Olander (@eolander), Dan Campos (@DanCampos) and Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) The theme is by Daniel Beja (@misterdanielb), his amazing royalty free music is at MusicinCloud.com Find out more and get more shows at http://frenchspin.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Phileas Club 99 - Africa and China (and Germany) On this episode we talk about: Anger Sells The situation in Zimbabwe China's influence in Africa The state of China Germany in governmental crisis The role of government Remember you can support a show at http://www.patreon.com/ThePhileasClub More info on the show: The hosts are Eric Olander (@eolander), Matthias Keller (@Matzekult), Tafadswa Marere (@tafadzwamarere) and Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) The theme is by Daniel Beja (@misterdanielb), his amazing royalty free music is at MusicinCloud.com Find out more and get more shows at http://frenchspin.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, I answer to Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden from The China Africa Project podcast episode named: Why "Nambia" is so important to the China-Africa narrative. They both couldn't understand why African countries seem to somehow always refer to colonialism or post colonialism to explain their current situation and have a fatalist / victim narrative; whereas Asian countries actually use colonialism as a motivation to improve their situation and create a rebirth narrative. link to the episode of The China Africa Project: https://soundcloud.com/chinatalkingpoints/why-nambia-is-so-important-to-the-china-africa-narrative

The Phileas Club 86 - Breaking the Cycle of Insanity On this episode we talk about: The North Korean crisis French Elections Government workers benefits are back in Saudi Arabia! Man arrested over Borussia Dortmund bus attack Remember you can support a show at http://www.patreon.com/ThePhileasClub More info on the show: The hosts are Turki Alballaa (@TurkiAlballaa), Eric Olander (@eolander), Matthias Keller (@Matzekult) and Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) The theme is by Daniel Beja (@misterdanielb), his amazing royalty free music is at MusicinCloud.com Find out more and get more shows at http://frenchspin.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The China Africa Project is now the largest multimedia journalism project in the world dedicated to exploring all facets of China's engagement in Africa. With over 600,000 followers across its various platforms, including 30,000 downloads a month of this podcast, the CAP has developed a sizable audience since it launched in 2010. Every month, CAP co-founders Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden receive multiple inquiries about who is behind the project, how it's funded and if there is any hidden agenda. In this week's episode, Eric & Cobus take you behind the scenes for an introduction to the hosts, our back-story and future plans for The China Africa Project. Join the conversation. We always welcome feedback from our listeners on what you think of the show and what we can do to improve the content. If you have specific questions about The China Africa Project or China-Africa relations in general, please don't hesitate to contact us. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject Twitter: @eolander | @stadenesque  

In this bonus episode, the China Africa Project's Eric Olander speaks live with Thabo Mdluli on Johannesburg talk radio station Power 98.7 to take listener call-in questions on whether "China is a predator or partner in Africa." Join the discussion? Do you agree with Eric that it is impossible to classify China as either partner or predator but a little of both? Share your thoughts: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject Twitter: @eolander | @stadenesque

0121 Planet Korea with Eric Olander : Hallyu 'The Korean Wave'

The Phileas Club 79 - What a Year... On this episode we talk about: 2017 budget deficit in Saudi Arabia Election primaries and Front National in France Taiwan / China / US relations Our thoughts on 2016 Remember you can support a show at http://www.patreon.com/ThePhileasClub More info on the show: The hosts are Turki Alballaa (@TurkiAlballaa), Eric Olander (@eolander) and Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) The theme is by Daniel Beja (@misterdanielb), his amazing royalty free music is at MusicinCloud.com Publishing is handled by Florent Berthelot (@aeden_)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode we discuss: Three strange things about moving to Finland Saudi Arabia moving into Irak and Syria Work reform laws South China Sea issues And more... Remember you can support a show at http://www.patreon.com/ThePhileasClub! More info on the show: The hosts are Turki Alballaa (@TurkiAlballaa), Eric Olander (@eolander), Annie Sargent (@ParisPodcast) and Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) The theme is by Daniel Beja (@misterdanielb), his amazing royalty free music is at MusicinCloud.com Publishing is handled by Florent Berthelot (@aeden_)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden discuss the impact in Africa of China's faltering economy and how Chinese officials are prompting a new, somewhat counter-intuitive message that the PRC's economic slowdown may actually be a good thing for Africa. Share your thoughts on today's show and follow the very latest China-Africa news at www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject. Stay on the top of the week's most important China-Africa news with the China Africa Project's weekly email newsletter. Sign up here: http://on.fb.me/1W3fEpr Follow us on Twitter: Eric: @eolander Cobus: @stadenesque This podcast is a production of the China Africa Project: www.chinaafricaproject.com

On this episode we talk about: Refugee boats in the mediteranean Mass surveillance law and twarted terror attacks in France Bruce Jenner interview in the US 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war And more... Remember you can support a show at http://www.patreon.com/ThePhileasClub More info on the show: The hosts are Tom Merritt (@acedtect), Eric Olander (@eolander) and Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) The theme is by Daniel Beja (@misterdanielb), his amazing royalty free music is at MusicinCloud.com Publishing is handled by Florent Berthelot (@aeden_)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eric Olander, co-host of the China in Africa Podcast: https://chinaafrica-podcast.com/ (https://chinaafrica-podcast.com/), has been studying and using the Mandarin Chinese language for over 30 years. With this linguistic longevity comes language wisdom, a realistic perspective and sensible tools to give those of us studying the language a boost. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/24 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/7) Support this podcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/geopats/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode we continue our conversation from https://changingscripts.podbean.com/e/ep-8-eric-olander-from-english-to-mandarin-chinese/ (episode 8) with Eric Olander about his 33 year Mandarin Chinese language learning experience. Eric is a Journalist, Blogger, Media Executive, and Co-Founder and Managing Editor of the China Africa Project which includes the China in Africa Podcast, which he co-hosts weekly with Cobus Van Staden. More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/24 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/14) Support this podcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/geopats/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy