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Journal of Developing Societies, 23 ( 3 ), 341 ? 367. My data are mainly from documentary research
where I use content analysis. He has succeeded in giving human dignity to his African characters.
Whereas Chinese investments are predominantly in intensive government-related projects, South
African investments are privately owned and predominantly in the retail and real estate sectors. As
such, Africa is easily subjected to exploitation by stronger and wealthier economies like China. It is
recommended that the United States and other Western powers should welcome the Chinese
initiative. The review and thorough analysis of some articles, literatures, and the application of
Joseph Nye's soft power theory helped in assessing Chinese direct investment in Africa, transfer of
technical knowledge, and China's loan to Africa particularly through the Chinese Export and Import
(EXIM) bank. Journal of Contemporary China, 21 ( 75 ), 409 ? 426. China has directed its energy
towards having alternative routes to chokepoints in the regions viewed as strategic routes where
critical supplies to its domestic economic development must pass. As discussed under liberal
perspective, it was noted that Africa has not been relegated to mere supplier of raw materials similar
to exploitative North-South relations. “While China possesses the main industrial productive
capacity in this engagement, there are opportunities for Africa to also engage in productive activities
within the engagement” (Aybebi and Virtanen, 2017: 443). We thus need an interdisciplinary
approach to understand China” (Mohan, 2013: 1257). Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 36 (
2 ), 191 ? 206. Whereas Chinese investments are predominantly in intensive government-related
projects, South African investments are privately owned and predominantly in the retail and real
estate sectors. A case study of Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway Project. While not exhaustive, the
articles in this Special Issue collectedly provide insight into China’s renewed engagement that began
at the turn of 21st century. He's had hands-on experience of how things work here, further supported
and strengthened by years of academic honing. The one-China principle is universally acknowledged.
China battles France for business in its former African colonies. Journal of Contemporary China, 21 (
75 ), 409 ? 426. However, while China prepares to embrace a new era of 5G telecommunications,
some African countries are still struggling to maintain uninterrupted 3G phone signals, he lamented.
For instance, Zhang (2010) illustrates how China’s renewed engagement with Africa has changed
perception of the continent in international relations. China battles France for business in its former
African colonies. Because of this disciplinary divide, we have seen few political scientists and
International Relation scholars engaging “with the development studies community or those
concerned with core issues of development, such as well-being and equity and environmental
sustainability. Review of African Political Economy, 37 ( 123 ), 41 ? 59. This volume examines the
African side of the relation, to show how African state and non-state actors increasingly influence
the China-Africa partnership and, in so doing, begin to shape their economic and political futures.
The existing international cooperation with main players like France and the U.S proves to be
insufficient. China: An International Journal. 6 ( 2 ), 330 ? 343. In defense of African philosophy and
identity he(Achebe) has this to say: If I were God, 1would regard as the very worst our acceptance,
for whatever reason, of racial inferiority. In favourable accounts, African political elites feature in
analyses of bilateral relations (cf. Kai, 2009; Liu, 2009; Wu, 2012) or Sino-Japanese relations (cf.
Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. He further establishes that export supply
response capacity for the merchandise export remain very low. The book covers a wide range of
areas where China-Africa exchange exists, including diplomacy, technological cooperation, sport,
culture and arts exchange. The liberal perspective also believes that Chinese companies in Africa are
likely to improve African markets through “spin-off effect”, whereby the companies offer business
opportunities for local companies consequently linking them to global supply chain (Duggan, 2020:
16). Shinn and Eisenman provide a comprehensive and balanced overview of China's strategies and
objectives in a rising Africa.--Harry Harding, National Chengchi University China's Relations with
Africa picks up where Shinn and Eisenman's previous collaboration left off, digging deeper into the
complexity of ties that have defied expectations time and again. As such “China’s officials are
scrambling to keep abreast with the new realities created by Chinese companies doing business and
investing abroad” (Jakobson, 2009: 426). In particular, the article addresses two important questions:
Which of Kenya’s export products have the potential to succeed in the Chinese market. Journal of
Modern African Studies, 44 ( 3 ), 459 ? 479. As Alden and Alves (2008: 43) observe “one of the
most notable features of the forging of China’s new activist foreign policy towards Africa is its
emphasis on the historical context of the relationship. Journal of Contemporary China, 21 ( 75 ), 391
? 407. Whereas Chinese investments are predominantly in intensive government-related projects,
South African investments are privately owned and predominantly in the retail and real estate
sectors. I conclude by reiterating the need to combine an honest documentation of what we see from
our African vantage point with a deep knowledge of current global scholarship. Gadzala is a
geopolitical risk and social impact consultant focused on emerging and frontier markets. Journal of
Contemporary China, 22 ( 79 ), 166 ? 184. Upload Read for free FAQ and support Language (EN)
Sign in Skip carousel Carousel Previous Carousel Next What is Scribd. Given that China would
prefer a stable environment for economic propensity for survival and legitimacy of Chinese
Community Party ( CCP ) (Ayson, 2005), it would be in the interest of China to promote peace in
Africa so as to secure trade links and investment environment. Departing from the traditional
approach where Chinese soft power is understood through the lenses of Western strategy, the author
looks at soft power from the perspective of Chinese political thought. In favourable accounts,
African political elites feature in analyses of bilateral relations (cf. This introductory article surveys
these theoretical perspectives with a view of providing a comprehensive understanding of China-
Africa relations. The authors were requested to revise their papers for competitive selection process.
China battles France for business in its former African colonies. Journal of Asian and African
Studies, 54 ( 7 ), 947 ? 964. Newspaper Coverage of China’s Engagement with Nigeria: Partner or
Predator? 11. I want to show how African countries also offer alot to China in terms of knowledge
production. Journal of Contemporary China, 21 ( 75 ), 409 ? 426. Johns Hopkins School of
Advanced International Studies, China Africa Research Initiative. China has directed its energy
towards having alternative routes to chokepoints in the regions viewed as strategic routes where
critical supplies to its domestic economic development must pass. Studies in this discipline focus on
trends and patterns of economic relationships (cf. This has created a dense network of Chinese
actors in Africa (Raine, 2009), resulting to conflict over access to limited resources and pursuing
different policy goals. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options.
Review of African Political Economy, 85 ( 1 ), 7 ? 22. Holslag, 2006) have argued that in terms of
scopes and magnitude, China is not comparable to western power, but it is pursuing an approach
whereby the Chinese state supports its national champions to have a strong footing in resource-rich
countries so that China can maintain economic growth and sustain energy security. Journal of
Contemporary China, 20 ( 68 ), 21 ? 38. Studies in this discipline focus on trends and patterns of
economic relationships (cf. How to negotiate infrastructure deals with China: four things African
governments need to get right. China does not possess any imperial vestiges in Africa as colonialism
does with the west. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 24 ( 3 ), 303 ? 330. In clear and
concise prose, they lay out the importance of Africa in China's overall strategic vision and detail the
full array of initiatives China is pursuing to enhance its influence on the continent. Large, 2008) or in
western reportage where one horrifying instance is extrapolated to the whole continent (cf. African
Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 4 ( 3 ), 96 ? 108. Journal of Contemporary
China, 21 ( 75 ), 409 ? 426. Ian Taylor is Professor in International Relations and African Politics at
St Andrews and also Chair Professor in the School of International Studies, Renmin University of
China. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Kaplinsky, 2008;
Taylor, 2010; Sindzingre, 2013) and debt sustainability debates (cf. To calculate the overall star
rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. European Journal of
Developing Research, 24 ( 1 ), 1 ? 23. A case study of Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway Project. A
collection to read carefully, learn from, and savor. — Deborah Brautigam,, Bernard L. China has
emerged as a large overseas investor, and is currently the second largest net creditor after Japan. The
outcome of these economic reforms saw China increase its role in the global economy in 1980s and
1990s, so much that by the turn of 21st century the growth of Chinese market led to improved prices
of primary commodities as well as improved demands of agricultural products driving China’s
interest in Africa because. Chenghong, 2007). Political scientists focusing on Chinese politics look at
the prospects for democratic transition (cf. Proponents of this approach look at China’s foreign policy
making process, specifically the actors involved and their interest as key in defining China-Africa
relations. The Chi-nese engagement in Africa covers extensive trade relations, outward direct
investment of private and public companies, as well as development assistance and a rising number
of contracted projects. Journal of Contemporary China, 16 ( 50 ), 477 ? 497. A company that later
turned into China’s largest brewery. Much has been written about the relationship between China and
Africa and the growing importance of China in Africa is seen as a threat by many commentators in
the West. As Alden and Alves (2008: 43) observe “one of the most notable features of the forging of
China’s new activist foreign policy towards Africa is its emphasis on the historical context of the
relationship. China does not possess any imperial vestiges in Africa as colonialism does with the
west. The result is that few Africans would see any relevance in their own cultural system which is
frequently said to be backward, or at best folkloric with a poor quality. These invocations of the past,
stretching back to the 15th century but rife with references to events in the 19th century and the
Cold War period, are regular features of Chinese diplomacy in Africa”.
With a population of 1.2 billion, Africa has the potential to be one of the world's largest consumer
markets. They argue that the construction of the SGR has created employment to locals and created
business opportunities in counties it passes. French was agreed to be the working language, Chinese
labour was accepted at 20 per cent of the total workforce; all materials were to be sourced locally
(Soule-Kondou, 2019). African actors are “spoken of or spoken for ” (Mohan, 2013: 1257) in all the
analyses. China battles France for business in its former African colonies. Optimistic that this may be
corrected, the authors examine the influence of China policy in Africa in terms of the existing
opportunities for collaboration. China needs to develop policies that would be mutually beneficial,
these policies must ensure economic stability, job creation and growth. However, some participants in
the conference were quick to point out that the crux of dependency theory which advances the
argument on inequality between the North and the South was the historical interaction during
colonialism and its legacy, and that is not applicable in China-Africa relations. A Report of the CSIS
Delegation to China on China-Africa-US Relations. Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International
Studies, China Africa Research Initiative. Some believed that President Obama was trying to get
back on the good side of the African nations previously perceived as not seeing eye-to-eye with the
U.S. A situation many believe necessitated some of the African countries to look towards the East,
more specifically China for trade and loans for development. In addition, China’s self-proclaimed
Africa’s “all-weather friend” operating within the South-South framework attractive to African elites
allergic to intrusive policy transfers from the West has also dominated rhetoric of Chinese policy-
makers (Duggan, 2020: 10). Review of African Political Economy, 85 ( 1 ), 7 ? 22. Journal of
Chinese Political Science, 28 ( 1 ), 3 ? 46. Calestous Juma is Professor of the Practice of International
Development and Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project at Harvard
Kennedy School. The former views the rhetoric of South-South cooperation, win-win situations as
simply a cover for an overall grand strategy to increase China’s influence in Africa. However, some
participants in the conference were quick to point out that the crux of dependency theory which
advances the argument on inequality between the North and the South was the historical interaction
during colonialism and its legacy, and that is not applicable in China-Africa relations. However, the
propensity by African countries to purchase cheap arms from China, the authors argue is likely to
exacerbate conflicts in Africa. Journal of Chinese Political Science, 23, 63 ? 82. We thus need an
interdisciplinary approach to understand China” (Mohan, 2013: 1257). A case study of Kenyan
Standard Gauge Railway Project. Should the focus then be on Chinese agency or African agency.
Still, some papers on this Panel reported similar findings to a study commissioned by the African
Economic Research Consortium (cf. Conflict may arise over prioritization of foreign projects in
Africa versus domestic goals. Kaplinsky, 2008), viewing the engagement as consisting of a set of
intertwined modes of interaction, mainly trade, investment and aid. Due to large number of Chinese
actors abroad, “and the highly politicized nature of state organizations at every level of government
means that the central leadership is in a perpetual struggle to keep up with an economy surging
beyond its control, whether domestically or when this is projected overseas” (Taylor and Yuhua,
2009). African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 4 ( 3 ), 96 ? 108. But our
scholarship can also enrich research globally in three ways: Insights we gain from our extreme
conditions, our greater opportunities to study some phenomena, e.g. faith in business, and finally
because Africans sometimes simply see things differently, e.g. African understandings of how the
workplace relates to personal circumstances. Beijing's drive for African natural resources remains a
key determinant factor accompanied by other drivers of political or social provenience. This item
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Journal of Developing Societies, 23 ( 3 ), 341 ? 367. Review of African Political Economy, 35 ( 115
), 43 ? 58. Realism sees China’s engagement in Africa as driven by its national interest centred on
economic and geo-strategic interests, liberalism views the engagement in Africa as a consequence of
globalization rooted in China’s domestic modernization programme that began in the late 1970s.
Journal of Chinese Political Science, 28 ( 1 ), 3 ? 46. It discussed jointly building Africa under the
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) cooperation mechanism. At this interface,
“we see the emergence of what can be described as patron-client relations. Report this Document
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African perspectives on was first published 2007 by Fahamu - Networks for Social Justice Cape
Town, Nairobi and Oxford. The authors argue that the two geo-economic powers have created a
particular kind of city assemblages that will continue to create even wider socio-spatial gap among
the city residents. I further want to understand how culture and academia have also united Chinese
and Africans for many centuries. For instance, Jackson and Rosberg (1982) and Clapham (1996)
argue that juridical sovereignty allowed weak African states to manoeuvre in international systems
dominated by powerful states. This introductory article surveys these theoretical perspectives with a
view of providing a comprehensive understanding of China-Africa relations. Innovation: The
European Journal of Social Science Research, 3 ( 1 ), 61 ? 72. Journal of Contemporary China, 21 (
75 ), 391 ? 407. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 54 ( 7 ), 947 ? 964. Iginio Gagliardone is
British Academy Research Fellow and a member of the Programme in Comparative Media Law and
Policy at the University of Oxford. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and
understand how you use this website. The quest for natural resources to maintain economic growth
and sustain energy security has been cited as the motivating factor (cf. I was commissioned by a
company for this project but I kept doing it every year until 2018. Journal of Contemporary China,
18 ( 58 ), 113 ? 136. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy, Director of the SAIS
China Africa Research Initiative, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Some papers on Panel on China’s BRI demonstrated that through BRI the Chinese state plays a key
role in promoting these companies by offering subsidies and diplomatic support. European Journal of
Developing Research, 24 ( 1 ), 1 ? 23. The changing place of Africa in international relations. South
African Journal of International Affairs, 20 ( 1 ), 23 ? 55. Journal of Contemporary China, 18 ( 58 ),
113 ? 136. Drawing insights from realist and liberal perspectives, this approach has identified two
narratives, namely; the view that China’s presence in Africa has negative effect (influenced by realist
persuasion) and the view that China has positive effect (influenced by liberal persuasion). Particularly
on the ground in Africa, where relations are complicated by the interactions of private and state
owned commerce, the reality of “China’s Africa policy” is far more multidimensional than is often
assumed. It discusses that China's relationship with modern Africa are based upon the founding
principles of the People's Republic of China. I also wrote the first (and as of now, only) book in the
world that teaches introductory Mandarin Chinese to Amharic speakers. On the one hand, the
growing instability that characterizes most of the countries where Chinese economic interests are
concentrated represents a crucial challenge for Beijing, which requires a rethinking of some of the
key pillars of its foreign policy.