China and Africa

Abstract

is as comprehensive as its title suggests. Book Review: China and Africa: A Century of Engagement Increased aid, debt cancellation, and a boom in Chinese-African trade, with a strategic Chinese. Accordingly, China's rapidly increasing engagement in Africa does not so much reflect Sino-African interaction in the twenty-first century', in. Jun 29, 2012. The speaker presented his new book, China and Africa: A Century of. Engagement, co-authored with the sinologist Joshua Eisenman. New China and Africa A Century of Engagement by David H Shinn. engagement. *. In their book, China and Africa: a century of engagement, David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman provide an account of the relationship between China in Africa-Foreign Policy Association The increased Chinese attention to Africa has been one of the region's big stories during the last decade, not least because it seemed to come just as the West .

Overseas development aid as spatial fix? Examining South Korea’s Africa policy

“…15 With regard to China, in particular, it is argued that bilateral aid has been used to obtain broader rights in African oil and mineral extraction, 16 and thus together with trade, investment and migratory flows, has broadly had a negative impact on the African continent. 17 Criticisms of emerging donors have also come from Western governments, as they have sought to respond to the increasing influence of emerging donors. 18 At the Busan High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4) in 2011 US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton echoed naím's sentiments in warning developing countries to 'be wary of donors who are more interested in extracting [recipients'] resources.…”

An assessment of Ethio-China Political Economic Relations Since 1991

“…Although they have a notorious reputation for offering poor working conditions, Chinese investors are attractive because they charge 20-25% less than their competitors [9]. Since poor infrastructure is one of the major impediments to economic growth in Ethiopia, the local community has a positive attitude towards Chinese investment in the construction sector and its tangible outcome [25].…”

“…The Ethiopian government is all too familiar with the sentiment that "…foreign construction companies mainly rely on experts brought from their own countries (for example, Chinese companies) instead of using local experts and building their capacity" [21]. The Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia acknowledged that there were more than 10,000 Chinese workers in Ethiopia54 [25] Many of them were unskilled workers, who could have been recruited from host countries. However, this trend has been reversed and more local employees are now hired.…”

“…The Chinese going out policy has supported this initiative [26]. There can be many reasons for this, one being that China wants to be close to its market, another being the increasing labor costs in China [25].…”

China’s Pervasive yet Forgotten Regional Security Role in Africa

“…Angola's diamonds, oil, and strong army, with investment from China and elsewhere, means that Angola's 'potential as a regional power is clear… (it) could become a future rival to South Africa in Southern Africa.' 34 North Africa sees less Chinese influence due to its more balanced portfolio of investors (and a rather dominant US in the Egyptian hegemon and elsewhere), 35 however in the Horn there is even clearer involvement of China in the geo-political dynamics. Chinese investment in Sudan during its prolonged international pariah status has helped maintain its strong regional economic and military influence.…”