States of Play by Sam Olsen

States of Play by Sam Olsen

China's wooing of Africa's armies

How Beijing is coopting the Commonwealth

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Sam Olsen
Nov 30, 2021
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Hello and welcome to What China Wants.

This week I’m going to direct you in the direction of an interest-piquing article written by Radomir Tylecote for The Spectator here in the UK.

“China’s growing influence over the Commonwealth armies” explores the way that Beijing is deepening its military connections with countries that have long been associated mor…

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