China's Green Pivot in Africa: A Sustainable Model for Eurasia?

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is rolling out the red carpet for African leaders this week at a high-level summit in Beijing as China looks to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent that it has furnished with billions in loans for infrastructure and development projects. But what kind of lessons does the experience of African countries hold for other regions where China has also become a political and economic force? Finding Perspective: Beijing has said the September 4-6 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit will be its largest diplomatic…