It’s likely to challenge some of your ideas, but the hosts make a real effort to get to the truth about PRC investments in Africa, along with those of the West.

Is anything fair in Cobus’ mind? Risk premiums in Africa are unfair? Geeze. I guess a socialist can’t ever fairly analyze a financial transaction but cmon. Maybe Kenya deserves debt relief but not because the situation they got themselves into is unfair.

Thank you for your insights and enthusiastic reporting. I appreciate the environmental reporting you have completed. Climate change and biodiversity loss cannot be separated from political discourse. And welcome back Cobus!

I like that most of the guests actually come from the Global South and bring along all their life experiences. I do think that Eric tends to rely on straw man arguments too often to characterize American discourse about China. It’s more nuanced than he reflects, and it usually sounds like he’s just characterizing the whole right wing of the Republican Party. Most American just don’t think about China that much and most people who do understand that the various issues are really complicated.

If not the very best. And I say that as someone who has worked in China and holds a degree in East Asian regional studies.

4 T’s, Tibet, Tiananmen Square, Taiwan, the Party? 4? Am I missing something?

Incorrect information peddled as facts. The state department budget is way more than $20 billion. Please do some basic research. I listened to learn more about Africa. But I’m started to get bored. The same tired examples and complaints get hashed over and over, and there doesn’t seem to be enough new content. Consider shorter , less frequent episodes to keep the existing ones fresh with new content.

there seems to be a sometimes latent , other times anti-Chinese bias in many of the episodes of this program.

They have a female indigenous African voice at the beginning and end of the podcast, but no Black African scholars, journalists, or China experts. As a result, albeit very informative, this podcast is quite colonial in nature. Non-native Africans talking about Africa reproduces White supremacy and European imperialism.

Great podcast. I like the gravitas and nuances surrounding discussions of complex Global Issues. I enjoyed the episode on the Global South’s debt problem. Your guest; Economist Ying Qian, was knowledgeable. The hosts : Eric and Cobus, are knowledge too. They come prepared. They ask pertinent and complex questions to their hosts hence engaging them.

Eric and Cobus provide the best podcast on China’s influence in Africa. I would love more podcasts about clean energy infrastructure.

A truly comprehensive and critical series that is always well researched and presented. That’s why I was very confused by Andy Mok’s interview. Would be curious for a follow up conversation about that discussion.

Extremely high quality podcast. Especially when Gyude Moore is on! :) recommended for anyone interested in contemporary China without the heavy blurred vision that either Chinese or American perspectives give you

Simply amazing. Thorough, transparent, fair, and actually fun/interesting. You all do a fantastic job creating a holistic storyline and providing expert insights. I appreciate the thoroughness and the on-the-ground guests you bring on, who provide a real view of what’s actually happening in that country. Keeping up with China is difficult enough, you make it easy. Thanks for all you do, it’s truly appreciated!

As an expat in China, I’ve grown a keen interest in understanding the country I live in. The CIAP really gives me unique way of looking at China internationally from a non China/America focus. It’s very educational in an easy to listen to conversational format.

One belt, one road was a vision to take over the world but is done. The release of the virus, nobody will do business with China again. The communist party will feed Xi to the dogs.

RIO Zim is not a subsidiary of Rio-Tinto. It was spilt off many years ago and is locally owned, they kept the Rio name.

The hosts are fun, smart, and provide objective analyses of the relationships between African Nations and China. Great podcast!

The world needs to keep its eye on how China interacts with Africa now and in the future. Thanks for helping with this!

Thank you for focusing on a cultural and economic development that doesn’t get much news attention here in USA.

Thank you for consistently delivering a balanced and objective content.

Great!

Great information and both Eric and Cobus are excellent. The only problem is that some of their Chinese presenters are subpar. I don't fault the podcast for this however, as they get good speakers from Africa. Oftentimes the Chinese that they interview sound like they are reading from a CCP script and unnatural. It detracts from their credibility greatly. In retrospect, I suppose this says more about the PRC than the podcast.

Great podcast -- I listen while walking my dog and learn a lot.

An engaging and thoughtful analysis of a range of issues in Sino-African relations. This podcast is an excellent source for discussions of topics of international significance often sidelined in American media.

Unparalleled exploration of China's engagement across Africa from multiple perspectives, combining in-depth analysis and trends with great guests.

If you want to know what the Chinese government and Chinese business are doing in Africa, this is THE resource for you. These guys host timely podcasts on a wide variety of interactions between China and Africa, and they have a great collection of articles at their website, too!

A fantastic podcast focusing on this most important but largely ignored by westerners topic. Each episode stands on its own, but there are continuing themes that are stressed throughout to provide continuity. Extremely balanced presentation of viewpoints. Inclusion of African, Chinese, and western “experts” (scholars, journalists, lawyers, et al) enhances what would otherwise still be a most credible examination of each topic discussed.

I love the mix that this podcast brings. They discuss all the different facets of Chinese-African relations and they do a good job of providing great nuance and perspective to the discussion.

The hosts really capture the complicated nuances involved in China-African relations. Recommended to anyone with an interest in either Africa's development or China's role in the world economy.

Thoughful, interesting, at times surprising and always relevant.

Eric and Cobus deliver great insight into the current state of Chinese involvement in Africa. Very interesting and pertinent information to all interested in Africa's future. Keep it up and thanks for delivering a great podcast

Very happy to find this podcast. I look forward to each new podcast.

This is a great podcast for anyone looking for intelligent and varied commentary on the African-Chinese relationship from multiple perspectives. Highly recommended.

China-Africa relations are overlooked in the west but will be critically important this century. This podcast is educational, informative and applicable to business, especially anything related to China or Africa.

The 3 members of the podcast team are very well informed on China-Africa issues and cover very well issues that receive little attention in the US.

This is by far my favorite podcast! The most provocative analysis on China-Africa relations with fun personalities. Eric and Cobus are truly experts in this field.