China's future history in Africa

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I ran across an article in The Atlantic about the development stuff China is doing in Africa both now and back in the 20th century. With a lot of ambiguity about if it will be done right this time, or if it is just European exploitation all over again in a tonal language this time.

The Next Empire

All across Africa, new tracks are being laid, highways built,ports deepened, commercial contracts signed—all on an unprecedented scale, and led by China, whose appetite for commodities seems insatiable. Do China’s grand designs promise the transformation,at last, of a star-crossed continent? Or merely its exploitation? The author travels deep into the heart of Africa, searching for answers.

Of course, geek that I am, my first thoughts were to cross check how this fits or doesn't fit with the back-story of Transhuman Space.

Might be a source for ideas for old gratitude or grievances.