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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