FeiZhou-AsSiin

FeiZhou-AsSiin, subtitled "Africa & China, China & Africa" is a Yahoogroup set up in 2006 to "facilitate consideration of connections and interactions between China and Africa, and Africans and Chinese - historic, present, and future." Although the topic was and is of long-term interest, I found that other commitments made it hard to follow the approach initially intended, so it has been inactive with only a handful of subscribers.

The group "draws its name from the Chinese (Mandarin, Puthonghua) for Africa, 'Fei Zhou,' and the name in Arabic for China, 'Al Siin' (pronounced as-siin). Arabic was chosen since it is one of many maternal languages in Africa, and one that has influenced a number of other languages on the continent (notably in the Sahel and east Africa)." The list was initially titled "FeiZhou," but the name was expanded soon thereafter (I preferred not to use an English title).

The full archives are public; all contributions during the brief period of activity were mine. (They are listed here in anticipation of Yahoo's deletion of group archives in Dec. 2019).

2006

• Welcome to FeiZhou, 29 Apr 2006
• Reason for this list, 30 May 2006
• [FeiZhou-AsSiin] FeiZhou group name/addresses have changed, 31 May 2006
• "African Studies in China in the 20th Century", 31 May 2006
• Future of this list, 30 Sep 2006
• BBC: "China and India 'boosting Africa'", 30 Sep 2006
• LAT: "Africans Lash Out at Chinese Employers" (Zambia), 07 Oct 2006
• FP: "Africa’s China Card", 07 Oct 2006
• Africa International: "Chine-Afrique - L'arrivée en force", 29 Oct 2006
• Economist:: "Wrong model, right continent"/"Never too late to scram, 29 Oct 2006
• Re: Economist:: "Wrong model, right continent"/"Never too late to s, 02 Nov 2006
• BBC: "China to build Nigerian railway", 02 Nov 2006
• IRIN: "China steps in to end lassa fever outbreak" (Liberia), 02 Nov 2006
• AIM: "Scientific Cooperation With China" (Mozambique), 02 Nov 2006
• CT: "China, Africa to Encourage Co-Op in Private Sector", 02 Nov 2006
• APA: Angola and China Co-Operation Highlighted, 02 Nov 2006
• The Monitor: "Uganda Asks China to Fund Railway Line", 02 Nov 2006 #17
• Herald: "China Extends US $5,8 Million Grant to Refurbish Stadium", 02 Nov 2006
• East African: "China a Growing Threat to Kenya's Flower Sector" (Ke, 02 Nov 2006
• Analyst: "China, Africa Relations At 50" (Liberia), 02 Nov 2006
• BD: "China 'Probably Has SA On Shopping List'" (South Africa), 02 Nov 2006
• IRIN: "Summit will boost Chinese aid", 02 Nov 2006
• NYT: "China Opens Summit for African Leaders", 02 Nov 2006
• CD: "Chinese, African leaders call for closer co-operation", 02 Nov 2006
• BBC: "Trade to top China-Africa summit", 02 Nov 2006
• PDO: "China hails Africa as most trustworthy friend", 03 Nov 2006
• BBC: "Beijing facelift for Africa summit", 03 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Chinese president meets with 5 African presidents", 03 Nov 2006
• Other articles in PDO on presidential meetings, 03 Nov 2006
• BBC features on the China-Africa Summit, 03 Nov 2006
• PDO: "China, Africa in same storm-tossed boat for 50 years", 03 Nov 2006
• Guardian: "Beijing's race for Africa", 03 Nov 2006
• "China-Africa Cooperation Forum" page, 03 Nov 2006
• Re: Guardian: "Beijing's race for Africa", 03 Nov 2006
• Fwd: Re: China-Africa summit & new list, 03 Nov 2006
• PDO: "China sends 50 volunteers to Ethiopia", 03 Nov 2006
• Re: "China-Africa Cooperation Forum" page, 03 Nov 2006
• Re: Other articles in PDO on presidential meetings [&ChinaView.cn], 03 Nov 2006
• PL: "China-Africa Summit Peaks 50 Years", 03 Nov 2006
• What blogs have to say about the Summit, 03 Nov 2006
• FT: "African summit a diplomatic triumph for Beijing", 03 Nov 2006
• Xinhua: "African reporters expecting more 'China voices'", 03 Nov 2006
• Eth. Herald: "FOCAC Beijing Summit, 3rd Min. Conf. Lay Found'n for, 03 Nov 2006
• New Times: "Continent's Leaders for Beijing Summit" (Rwanda), 03 Nov 2006
• Economict: "Africa & China", 04 Nov 2006
• BBC: "China to double its aid to Africa", 04 Nov 2006
• US-DOS: "Experts See China's Trade 'Tsunami' Sweeping Africa", 04 Nov 2006
• BD: "China Lays Out Red Carpet for Continent's Leaders", 04 Nov 2006
• BD: "Imperialist or benefactor?", 04 Nov 2006
• PDO: "President Hu Jintao delivers speech at China-Africa summit", 04 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Full text of Hu Jintao's speech at China-Africa summit", 04 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Hu: China to strengthen cooperation with Africa in 5 fields", 04 Nov 2006
• IPS: "China: Winning Friends & Influence in Africa", 04 Nov 2006
• IPS: "Wen Rolls Out 'Win-win' Strategy in Africa" (6/2006), 04 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Wen: China-Africa economic, trade cooperation enters new stag, 04 Nov 2006
• Cameroon Trib.: "China, Africa Seek Common Ground", 04 Nov 2006
• Vanguard: "Nigeria & China Sign Bilateral Agreement", 04 Nov 2006
• Fin.Gaz.: "New Airzim Flights for China, Maputo" (Zimbabwe), 04 Nov 2006
• SANF: "Economic, Political & Cultural Coop. to Dominate Africa-Chin, 04 Nov 2006
• PDO: "China to train 15,000 African professionals over next 3 years", 04 Nov 2006
• PDO: "China to build conference center for African Union", 04 Nov 2006
• Two items from People's Daily re aid & loans to Africa, 04 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Chinese president urges to maintain stability in Darfur", 04 Nov 2006
• Time: "Beijing Hosts Africa's Leaders: Just Don't Mention Darfur", 04 Nov 2006
• Fwd: China's African rise: the democracy dimension, 04 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Groundless to blame China for 'new colonialism' in Africa: FM, 04 Nov 2006
• Fwd: Re: Africa-China Summit, 04 Nov 2006
• NYT(Reuters): "China, Africa Sign Deals, End Summit", 05 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Preferential package gives Chinese, African entrepreneurs imp, 05 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Chinese, African presidents applaud new strategic partnership", 05 Nov 2006
• TheAnalyst: "China Slices Liberia's Debt: Following Meeting ...", 05 Nov 2006
• DailyTrust: "The Beijing Africa-China Summit" (Nigeria), 05 Nov 2006
• "Chine-Afrique: Le Dragon et l’Autruche" (book), 07 Nov 2006
• BBC: "Summit shows China's Africa clout", 07 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Highlights of the action plan of the Beijing Summit of of the, 12 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Full text of the Declaration of the Beijing Summit of the FOC, 12 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Action plan encourages joint energy exploration, ... sustaina, 12 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Action plan outlines closer China-Africa cooperation in educa, 12 Nov 2006
• PDO: "China, Africa vow closer cooperation in fighting HIV/ AIDS: a, 12 Nov 2006
• PDO: "China grants tourist destination status to 26 African countri, 12 Nov 2006
• PDO: "Action plan ... China-Africa cooperation in anti-terrorism, n, 12 Nov 2006
• NYT: "China & African Nations Set Trade Deals Worth $1.9 Billion", 12 Nov 2006
• NigeriaFirst: "In China, President Obasanjo Joins Other African Lea, Nov 12, 2006
• CSM: "China woos African trade", Nov 12, 2006
• Times of Zambia: "China Writes Off $211 Million", Nov 12, 2006
• BuaNews: "Mbeki highlights mutual support at China-Africa forum", Nov 12, 2006
• Jeune Afrique & Afrique Magazine cover articles, Nov 18, 2006
• BBC: "Chinese tycoon buys Anglo stake", Nov 18, 2006
• NYT: "China’s African Adventure", Nov 18, 2006

2007

• Happy New Year 2007, Jan 8, 2007
• Debate on growing presence of China in Africa, Jan 8, 2007
• BBC: "Mbeki warns on China-Africa ties", Jan 14, 2007
• Monde Chinois: "La Chine en Afrique", Jan 14, 2007
• BBC: "China's Hu Jintao on Africa tour", Jan 30, 2007
• BBC: "Zimbabwe in talks on China loan", Jan 30, 2007
• PDO: Two announcements re Hu Jintao's trip to Africa, Jan 30, 2007
• BBC: "China's leader begins Africa tour", Feb 2, 2007

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