Great interview on China-Africa relations with Howard French author of "China's Second Continent"
http://www.france24.com/en/f24-interview-2014-10-06-1645-french-china-africa-economy#./f24-interview-2014-10-06-1645-french-china-africa-economy?&_suid=1431185061527012200812251525472
-Chinese wave of migrants to Africa began with Chinese workers on projects there who stayed afterward
-Many Chinese very happy to be away from Chinese corruption, communism--find less corruption in Africa
-China-Africa resource-for-infrastructure swaps
-Africa has more middle class people than India--predicts a huge expansion of wealth and the middle class in Africa
-Chinese immigration not a big issue for Africans generally except Zambia and maybe Ghana; Chinese have had a relatively smooth and friendly reception
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