MEDIA

Dr Johnston is available for media interviews, seminars and lectures.

For an introduction to Dr. Johnston’s publications, see Authory.

Selective Recent Media Citations and Opeds

China Pours Exports into Africa Faster than Anywhere Else, Bloomberg, August 2025.

South Korea Must Learn From China’s Population Long Game, Nikkei Asia Review, August 2024.

African Donkeys Are Coveted by China. Can the Continent Protect Them?, New York Times, February 2024

China’s Demand for Africa’s Donkeys Is Rising. Why It’s Time to Control the Trade, The Citizen (Tanzania), February 8, 2023

China Africa Strategy is Shifting from Extraction to Investment - driven from the Industry-rich Hunan region, The Conversation, August 25, 2023

China Steps Up Push to Avoid Growing Old While Still Poor, The Financial Times, December 13, 2019.

The Silver Lining of Ageing Populations in Emerging Markets, The Financial Times, August 7, 2019.