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While this sounds rosy enough, even interest-free money isn’t ever really free. Rather than use its economic leverage to stamp out corruption or push for human rights, as the West does, China’s demand is instead a request that African markets open up to the dumping of Chinese products, that participating governments refuse to recognize Taiwan, and that any development contracts are forged exclusively with Chinese companies...
Needless to say, the many African nations that do not suffer corrupt government deserve to be extended loans free of austere prerequisites. But China’s track record suggests that its dealmakers are hardly selective enough...
...play and the following free throw accounted for three of the senior’s 14 points on the game...
Minutes later, sophomore point guard Oliver McNally contributed his own circus play. Driving in the lane, McNally pulled up in front of Owls guard Emerson Herndon and launched a floater as he was clobbered to the floor. The basket fell and McNally converted the ensuing free throw...
...Wednesday, the quarter will perform in Paine Hall, while on Thursday, the group will bring their “Chamber Music in Any Chamber” to the Queen’s Head Pub for a free concert. The quartet was unable to reveal what they would be playing at the pub—not because it’s a secret, but because they rarely decide club show set lists before the day of the performance. “We like to keep it fresh,” says Rebecca J. Fischer, the first violinist...