finding changola: an examination of the chinese presence in angola
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China is becoming more and more involved in Angola every year as the two become more dependent on the other; China is desperate for Angola's oil and Angola needs China's money. As a result, Chinese companies have begun to undertake more and more projects in the country. Additionally, this has meant an influx of Chinese immigrants into Angola. Yet, due to a lack of demographic data, it is hard to tell where exactly these Chinese people are. By using Google hits and mapping, we are able to locate these "missing" Chinese workers and better understand what it is they are interested in inside of Angola.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Finding Changola An Examination of the Chinese Presence in Angola Sean Fischer, SUNY Geneseo
2. Introduction China is approaching a natural resource crisis Cannot produce nearly enough internally Turning to Africa Angola a prime target due Large amounts of oil Global isolation 3. Introduction China has invested billions in Angola $2 billion in debt relief $4.5 billion from Exim Bank $10 billion loan These loans are backed by oil Also have allotments for Chinese companies 4. Introduction Chinese connected to nearly all major infrastructure projects Chinese companies prefer to hire Chinese workers They do not have to train Angolans Means there is a large Chinese immigrant population 5. Introduction So, we can see the impact of the Chinese on Angola But, where are the Chinese? 6. Methods Began where previous research left off Moved beyond individual projects to look at Angolan municipalities Research hampered by the Angolan Civil War 7. Methods Used current investment maps and a dated atlas to gather a list of Angolan cities and towns Demographic data is sparse No census till 2014 Turned to Google 8. Methods First searched place_name site:.ao Searched place_name+chins site:.ao to see which locations in Angola were associated with the Chinese Population data from NGA GEONet Names Server (GNS) 9. Methods Analysis to figure out what places were of particular interest Looked at relationships between population, hits with chins, and general hits Able to generate a list of interesting locations Had to find GIS data from GeoCommunity for as many locations as possible 10. Results 11. Results 12. Results 13. Results 14. Results 15. Results 16. Results 17. Results 18. Results 19. Results 20. Results 21. Discussion What can we learn here? Our overachieving anomalies are found on rail lines They are also associated with airports Our underachieving anomalies are more frequently in the middle of nowhere They also tend to be much larger 22. Discussion But why would the Chinese be interested at all in any of the non-obvious points of interest? Natural resources Mines Oil Agricultural Programs China is developing and carrying out agricultural programs for rural Angola 23. Discussion 24. Discussion 25. Discussion