The Politics of Exploitation and Oppression, British Colonization, and Chinese Involvement in Zimbabwe
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https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2022.11.08Keywords:
Politics, exploitation, oppression, British colonization, Chinese involvementAbstract
In an analog philosophy by Lobengula of the chameleon and the fly, he unveiled the British occupation of Zimbabwe, which I equally translated or is similar to the 21st-century Chinese involvement in Zimbabwe. In understanding the exploitative nature of colonial and post-colonial politics, the research offered a comparative analysis of the British and Chinese involvement in Zimbabwe. The post-colonial economic colonization neo-colonialism, similar to dependency theory proponents, found the African continent under exploitation and oppression in her post-independence. The researcher utilized qualitative research of documentary review, online sources, and virtual ethnography to unveil and enrich the study phenomenon.
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