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Science in Africa: Enter the dragon

Nature volume 474, pages 560–562 (2011)Cite this article

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China is pumping money into African science. But what do both sides stand to gain — and lose?

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Linda Nordling is a freelance writer based in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Nordling, L. Science in Africa: Enter the dragon. Nature 474, 560–562 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/474560a

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