Book Review:The Dragon＇s Gift

By MICHAEL STANDAERT

Far from being the “rogue donor” out tograb Africas natural resources, as it is oftenportrayed as being by some commentators,author Deborah Brautigam believes fears aboutChinas growing engagement with Africa havebeen overblown, something that has largely comeabout through a lack of careful analysis.Chinas main aim in Africa, she believes, isabout creating business opportunities for Chinesecompanies that are going global.