Speaker Series 2008

The Third Annual Speaker series:

Africa & China Relations

Is China really to be blamed for the crisis in Darfur? What blame do the African
Countries have in the Crisis? What are African’s doing to uplift the continent?

Background

As Sino-African relations strengthen and the humanitarian crises in African countries
such as Sudan, Zimbabwe and Congo worsen, pundits argue that China’s supposed
silence on the humanitarian crisis reflects its strategic interests in the Continent.
Proponents of the Chinese government, however, contend that China’s minimal
interference rather reflects its support of governments retaining sovereignty over their
internal affairs. Given the implications of China’s stance for the continent at
large and for the humanitarian crises in particular, this symposium hopes to shed light
on this complex issue from two broad perspectives: political and humanitarian

FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Dr Ann McDougall (Director, Middle Eastern and African Studies, University of Alberta)
Mr Simin Yu (China Institute, University of Alberta)
Ms Barbara Butt (Dafurian Congress of Canada)

Date: Sat, Nov 22 2008

Venue: University of Alberta, Telus Center 217

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