How does China see itself in Africa? - The Global Jigsaw podcast, BBC World Service

“China is not buying Africa, it is building Africa” - the view from Beijing. How is this landing with local audiences?
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There have been hints of a cooling down of Sino-African friendship. For this episode of our podcast, The Global Jigsaw, the team travels to the Kenyan capital Nairobi to get a sense of Chinese influence on the ground and understand why Beijing has chosen it as a hub for its media operation in Africa.
00:00 The Global Jigsaw in Nairobi
01:40 Chinese soaps targeting Africa
06:14 China’s first step in Africa
11:09 “Wolf warrior diplomacy”
12:41 China’s ambition
14:05 Chinese media operations and messaging in Africa
27:05 Beijing’s official narrative
31:30 China vs the West
32:31 How is China perceived in Africa
37:57 Conclusion
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Presenter: Krassi Twigg
Editor: Judy King
Sound engineer: Nick Scripps
Video producer: Suniti Singh
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[@fcfung3540]

When the US build military base around the world, China builds infrastructure to connect people. Is it fair for China ?

[@user-rh6ru5oz2o]

This is the type of whataboutism comment I expected. Also lol at the podcast featuring more whataboutism from state mouthpiece too

[@MaxAlternative]

@@user-rh6ru5oz2o , I expected an American/ European to comment like you have commented too.

[@user-rh6ru5oz2o]

​@@MaxAlternativeironically, the person who called out the whataboutism tactic the hardest was a Chinese person named 魯迅 in his 臭蟲論。Oh and I'm not American/European btw 😜

[@rip_peanut10]

​@@user-rh6ru5oz2obecause we know american congress have anti china fund and also brits too...

[@bernardofriend2961]

​@@user-rh6ru5oz2oThis is the reality is It not?

[@ratumelimatanatoto2488]

What a rubbish documentary...Kenya does not represent the Whole African continent.

[@samtat5873]

African could tell by themselves who is come here to help build up and who is come here to destoryed 🤔.

[@wesleyclayton1168]

Look who is jealous and demonizing !!!

[@NCM-xy8ow]

Why is CGTN referred to as 'state owned' or 'state sponsored' etc but BBC is a 'Public Service'? 😂

[@suckmemore]

Cz it's bbs🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Zsarar_zichi434]

Everybody trying to extract resources from the African continent, well at least China is building infrastructure in East Afriac and seeking alliance.... and the west....

[@cloudwithwind574]

I hope Western countries can also, like China, build more infrastructure, hospitals, and schools in Africa! Instead of building more military bases or planning color revolutions, let alone giving speeches one after another! I remember an African leader once said that when African leaders attend meetings in Western countries, they are all crammed into buses like elementary school students, while Western leaders are in separate luxury cars! Not to mention helping others, without even the most basic respect, but discussing other country's problems every day!

[@annieq4049]

What British wants? BBC propaganda Number 1!🎉

[@moffatwatts6857]

These kind of reporting is what makes people love China.

[@tuckwingcheng5785]

Chinese want business, no interference in your countries affairs.

[@mujunifred4757]

True

[@user-nm3te9il6i]

A true official cannot judge family matters，So China is focused on business。

[@achienlazroachien7017]

The west is concerned about Chinese in Africa, but they not talking about China in the west, in Australia where I'm living, every thing is Chinese, when you come to Sydney CBD , Chinese are owned every thing, busines, propertys , the majority of the people walking in the city CBD are Chinese, there's china town in Sydney, same if you go to USA. So what is the problem.

[@Henry-liu]

西方人来到一个新的领土靠的是烧抢掠夺，东方人来到一个新的领土一般都是从洗盘子开始。

[@cowholy3031]

What's the problem? Why don't you go back to England? Australia did not belong to the colonists anyway.

[@aarongao3578]

shut up, take the money to build africa first.

[@maxjing61]

"As if to oversee it all" -- you already know where this ladys heads at

[@nagsen4921]

China is great ❤

[@branbran9129]

We have no problems with the Chinese

[@B3ruk1]

for now...if they want the China Sea all to themselves, because of the resources, what do you think they are doing in Africa? There are no free lunches

[@Kennon959]

@@B3ruk1 and the western handouts that go to corrupt African leaders don't come with strings attached clearly

[@clearlistening]

At least, they don't bully them by war.​@@B3ruk1

[@randomguy7175]

​@@B3ruk1dude the west looted Africa for decades.. but they didn't do a little for Africa.. the Chinese are building infrastructure in Africa to help.. no way west is more saint then China.. even you know that.. The west just looted and looted.. Atleast China is building infrastructure in Africa

[@bernardofriend2961]

​ Just because the west does this, doesn't mean china will do the same

[@farmdiary2377]

你们连画面都凑不齐了吗？

[@budimargarito989]

I think is good for environment to help growing economy much quickly and also because United Kingdom was colonialism and not really do develop the country so now china do it with economy infrastructure much quickly better and people get job quickly.

[@YITV]

This program should be called: How Eastern Africa sees China's role in their region. The views expressed are very marginal, not in anyway representative of China's interest in Africa, a continent of 54 countries. If you take a deep look at Chinas role and investment in Nigeria, South Sudan and Congo etc, you might get a more balanced understanding. Again this is typical of a western journalist based in Nairobi or Addis who does a documentary of China's role in Kenya but calls it Africa. The subject matter is more complex, but a good try.

[@hermanhsu5994]

Near-sighted BBC has always worn farsighted glasses.

[@4362mont]

To take a temperature, you used to have to go to some extremes. ... Nothing's changed. Many thanks to these journalists & their interviewees.

[@KO-hl9if]

why would you limit yourself to 360p resolution on KZbin? why? just why?

[@shanerock762]

they are everywhere in the world

[@michaelmarchal4004]

Dont you see American stuff everywhere?

[@pipelee727]

It is not a issue of colonial history or American militaries all over the world, I think as a Chinese you should think about whether you want to support Africa with your taxes, or what you would gain after these investments.

[@QuietJagung]

The Great Leap Forward was not the cause of the last famine in China. Correlation does not imply causation. This is one of the pervasive British propaganda. There were 12 famines with millions of deaths in China during a century of colonialism. It was in ruins from colonialism and wars. It was embargoed by the colonial powers after liberation. Blockade and natural disaster caused shortages. Famine was also recurrent feature of life in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Africa during British rule. Afghanistan would have famine if not for aid from China after the USA left and stole its reserve.

[@QuietJagung]

China provides tangible benefits, not intangible narratives.

[@Squirtle-xm6bi]

Don't forget the Ireland, one of the hungry countries they made.

[@caleciric5259]

To answer this really complex question: they see themselves as the be-all and end-all rulers of the Earth. In other words, the alpha and Omega

[@zuulroom]

There wasn’t even time for you to watch video and you already commented 3 times

[@bernardofriend2961]

The United States does, every accusation is a confession

[@DineshTwanabasu]

Bbc complaining about chinese media is Laughable. We know u bbc we know your propaganda.

[@cowholy3031]

The title should be: How does the UK see China in Africa?

[@mohamedabdinurhassan]

In Nairobi westgate is where Western people scattered, what is the point behind if china come Africa and invest and work there, Africa have no problem with China but western has 😂

[@soongchingang6564]

Shame of British : BBC

[@fumanibaloyi1418]

Why monitoring? Monitoring the dark continent.

[@user-wp4yr7sj8b]

可怜，只有1万次观看，自己的宣传片，却没有勇气大力宣传，看看下真实的世界的评论，当中东，非洲，南美有了自己的经济自主，世界就会得到自由。再也没有免费的石油，麻烦的奴隶，免费的后花园。

[@ngateminasmoredjo8351]

More white women concern about China in Africa

[@caleciric5259]

What a silly title

[@darshanchung]

Why?

[@ganioumousa1325]

China is no arogense

[@BBCWorldService]

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[@mohamoha1571]

Stupid canal

[@leeliu6867]

My honest opinion stops being a mouth piece of the usa government

[@Coffee-do1gm]

When BBC follows journalism ethics and neutrality! Otherwise there is no difference between CGTN and BBC!. Sometimes BBC worst on creating havoc in Africa through disinformation and self interest guided manipulate news!.

[@suckmemore]

U mean the bbs? NO!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@caleciric5259]

The chicken and the egg

[@QuietJagung]

The most evasive propaganda channel talking about propaganda.

[@jast3641]

Western Propaganda as usual

[@supremesoftware]

This is wasting my time. Please remove it, KZbin.

[@Squirtle-xm6bi]

Africans are not fools, Western colonial invasions brought serious disasters to this continent.

[@dr.carolphillips1351]

Thank you for investigating what China is doing in Africa. Their people must understand that we will not tolerate our people being treated as sub human, as seen on videos coming out of Malawi where children are being taught to call themselves with racist tearms. The Chinese government need to educate their people going to Africa as to how they should behave.

[@JosephHoggang-bk4bk]

China should accept immigrants from Africa to strenghten ties with Africa.

[@user-tk8rp2wj5k]

中国是非移民国家，对待任何国家都一样

[@user-fo9dg9vu6p]

中國人為非洲帶去了平坦的公路，優質的住房，美味的食品，以及便宜好用的各種商品。 歐美人去非洲除了抓奴隸，屠殺非洲人民，還為他們帶去了病毒。 如今歐美人開始指責中國人在非洲，爲什麽呢？ 如果非洲人民正在看這條評論，請你思考爲何有些非洲人會恨中國人。你們的恨是不是白人媒體告訴你的。

[@rbrookeb]

The bots are swarming I see 🧌

[@jasonsccheung3831]

They have an army of bots, get used to it.

[@suckmemore]

Bbs crying!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣