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This section explores China’s growing influence across Africa and assesses its implications for the United States. It examines the strategic goals of China’s Africa policy and Africa’s significance to Beijing’s global leadership ambitions. The section then assesses Chi-na’s economic activity in Africa, including its desire for commodi-
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China and Africa: An Emerging Partnership for Development? ..... 1 Richard Schiere Chapter 1: Post-crisis prospects for China-Africa relations.....13 Jing Gu and Richard Schiere
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ABSTRACT: China and Africa have forged a strong economic relationship since China’s accession to the WTO in 2001. This paper examines the evolution of these economic ties starting in the early 2000s, and the
- Introduction
- China’s Energy Needs
- Sino-African Trade
- Perceptions in Africa
- Noninterference and Security
- Assessing Sino-African Ties
Over the past few decades, China’s rapid economic growth and expanding middle class have fueled an unprecedented need for resources. The economic powerhouse has focused on securing the long-term energy supplies needed to sustain its industrialization, searching for secure access to oil supplies and other raw materials around the globe. As part of t...
China’s economy, which had averaged an annual growth rate of 10 percent for three decades until 2010, requires substantial levels of energy to sustain its momentum. It has become the world’s largest energy consumer and producer [PDF] in the world. Though China relies on coal for much of its energy needs, its oil consumption is second worldwide. Onc...
Economic ties between China and the African continent have deepened as China’s economy has thrived. China surpassed the United States as Africa’s largest trade partner in 2009. China is a destination for 15 to 16 percent of sub-Saharan Africa’s exports and the source of 14 to 21 percent of the region’s imports, according to estimates from Thomson R...
Opinion surveys have shown that the majority of respondents in African countries view China favorably, both in terms of its influence as well as its contributions to the continent’s development. On average, 63 percent [PDF] of Africans view China’s economic and political influence as somewhat or very positive, according to a 2016 poll conducted in ...
China’s ties to the continent trace back to the early postcolonial history of many states. Beijing forged relationships with African countries as they first gained independence and used diplomatic recognition of the People’s Republic of China over Taiwan as a bargaining tool, rewarding countries who sided with Beijing instead of Taipei. Since the m...
Chinese investment in Africa has helped spur economic growth. However, China’s economic slowdown and the drop in commodity prices have squeezed growth rates. While GDP in sub-Saharan Africa grew by 5 percent in 2011, growth was set to drop to its lowest level in more than twenty years at 1.4 percent in 2016[PDF], according to the International Mone...
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The authors examine the various levels of China-Africa engagement including security, politics, trade and investments, and media strategies. They explore China’s relations with different and varied countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Zambia.
China’s engagement in Africa provides the continent with new development opportunities and helps Africa’s integration into the global economic and trade system. It is no coincidence that, while African perceptions of China include a mix of both approval and disdain, African citizens and governments hold overall pos-
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Jun 1, 2016 · China-Africa relationship is a sustainable and equitable one. African governments must conduct their business with Chi-na in an open and transparent manner, beginning with full
