When I heard of the Hibiscus project in the first time, James Bond’s tagline, deep voice came across my mind,
“I am Peng, Jacky Peng, from Hibiscus.”
I have read many Chinese spy stories when I was small. In the stories, those Chinese secret projects were usually code-named with flower names.The Hibiscus project, 芙蓉计划 in Chinese, sounds like a James Bond’s secret task to me.
Akwe Amosu introduced me this project few months ago. I was excited about it not just because its sexy name. As Daudi Were pointed out in this Delhi meeting,
“…A lot of the info we get about China comes from the West, and a lot of the info they talk about us comes from the West as well,”
There is a huge gap between both sides. Hibiscus is designed to create an on-line community for Chinese and African, facilitating conversations between both sides. That is something I love to participate and something my little bridge is meant to do.
Ethan and Imnakoya have some great summaries about the meeting. Here are some of my notes and thoughts on Hibiscus.
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