"As African leaders gather in Beijing this week for the triennial China-Africa summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping may have one thing under his belt to boast about - satellite TV.

Almost nine years ago, President Xi promised the heads of state attending the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Johannesburg that China would provide over 10,000 remote villages in 23 African countries with digital TV access.

With over 9,600 villages having received satellite infrastructure, the project is now nearing completion.

The ambitious pledge, revealed during a period of warm China-Africa relations and funded by China’s aid budget, was entrusted to StarTimes, a private Chinese company already operating in several African countries.
It was an apparent show of goodwill and an opportunity for China to flex its soft power in a strategically important region."

China treats Africa much more seriously than the U.S. does and has really invested serious attention.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3qk9p2elo

How do we feel about his team ?

Impactful no doubt. Question is: long term net positive? 

wary of

- custom programming (agenda?)
- alongside entertainment, information, & connection comes a dilution of native cultures. This has historically been Americanisation in urban centres via DSTV, now will be chinification ?!