China, the US, and Africa: Competition or Cooperation?

By Shannon Tiezzi March 06, 2015 Plus Taiwan’s international role, China-Pakistan ties, and a cyber salvo in the Senkaku/Dioaoyu dispute.  To start out the weekly links round-up, two interesting pieces on the U.S.-China-Africa triangle: First, Carly Laywell of the Monterey Terrorism Research and Education Program, writing for USNI News, explores how Chinese investment in Africa