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| Title: | Assessing China's relations with Africa |
| Author: | Besada, Hany |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Periodical: | Africa Development: A Quarterly Journal of CODESRIA (ISSN 0850-3907) |
| Volume: | 38 |
| Issue: | 1-2 |
| Pages: | 81-106 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic terms: | Africa China |
| Subjects: | international economic relations foreign policy |
| External links: | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ad/article/view/99537 https://www.jstor.org/stable/afrdevafrdev.38.1-2.81 |
| Abstract: | China's spectacular economic progress has led some security analysts and policymakers in the North and the South to question Beijing's intentions in other parts of the world. This paper examines the extent to which China's engagement with Africa has produced mutual benefits for both and whether Africa is reaping the necessary benefits required for poverty alleviation and economic development. Chinese State-owned enterprises have invested billions of dollars in foreign reserves, construction, and engineering resources assisting African oil-producing exporters. While many in the West have started to question China's extraordinary level of interest in Africa - in particular, its economic engagement with perceived repressive regimes - African leaders view China's entry as a means of pulling Africa onto the path of globalization. It is thus important that African leaders and policymakers ensure that Chinese trade and investment bring reciprocal and tangible benefits for Africans, and contribute to economic stability and good governance. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] |
