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China Adjusts its Approach in Africa

As Hu Jintao nears the halfway point of his trip to China, Adam Wolfe of PINR wonders whether China will shift from its policy of non-intervention in African domestic politics. Stronger public statements on Darfur along with low interest loans to the Sudanese government show a model of how China may continue to achieve its economic interests (especially cheaper, stable energy and mineral supplies) and defuse local and international backlash.

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Thomas Grennes is a professor of economics at the North Carolina State University and a former visiting faculty member at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. His research has dealt with various aspects of international economics, including open economy macroeconomics, international finance, and international trade in agricultural products. Recent research topics have included macroeconomic aspects of the Great Moderation, offshore outsourcing, sovereign wealth funds, and the relationship between government debt and economic growth. Earlier work dealt with emerging market issues in the Baltic countries and Russia and trade and macro policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Economic history topics include the Columbian Exchange of plants and animals, the effects on food markets of introducing mechanical refrigeration, and the integration of Tsarist Russia into the world grain market. When he is not involved in economics, he enjoys mountain hiking.

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