Chinese Telecom Companies Foray Into Africa

Cissé, Daouda

doi:10.7552/69-0-94

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“…The idea was to claim digital sovereignty. However, dependence on Chinese hardware and digital platforms keeps them vulnerable (Cissé, 2022, pp. 1–9).…”

Section: Important Components Of Digital Silk Roadmentioning

confidence: 99%

China’s Techno-Politics: The Impact on Belt and Road Partners

Mehta

2023

India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs

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The impact of China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR) on countries signing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a less explored area. This article argues that the repercussions of unregulated propagation of DSR on BRI countries are likely to go beyond economy and commerce because of the vastly different approach of China’s use of technology in its own governance. Since this aspect is inadequately covered in existing literature, an attempt is made to fill the gap. When external entities are allowed to setup large-scale digital networks, e-governance and e-commerce in technologically deficient countries of the Global South, the host country loses control over its digital data that such networks generate. Overdependence on technology of one nation can lead to a data monopoly with a potential impact on the entire polity. To what extent this hypothesis holds substance is the issue deliberated on in this article using inductive reasoning and qualitative methods.

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“…The idea was to claim digital sovereignty. However, dependence on Chinese hardware and digital platforms keeps them vulnerable (Cissé, 2022, pp. 1–9).…”

Section: Important Components Of Digital Silk Roadmentioning

confidence: 99%

China’s Techno-Politics: The Impact on Belt and Road Partners

Mehta

2023

India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs

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“…Existing research evaluating the impact of Chinese investment has yielded mixed findings. A number of studies observe that Chinese investments in developing countries improve local residents’ access to basic infrastructure (Alden and Alves 2008; Cissé 2012; Schiere and Rugamba 2011; Urban et al 2012), speed up the industrialization of local manufacturing (Bräutigam 2008), and generate employment for local communities (Kubny and Voss 2010; Wang et al 2014). Wang et al (2014), for example, show that from 2007 to 2010, the share of non-Chinese workers among Chinese firms in Africa grew from 47 per cent to 71 per cent.…”

Section: Impact Of Chinese Investment On Developing Economies: a Reputation Deficit?mentioning

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A Reputation Deficit? The Myths and Reality of Chinese Investment in Zambia

Shi¹,

Seim²

2021

J. East Asian Stud.

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What drives public discontent about Chinese investment on the ground? This study probes the “ground truth” of public reaction in Zambia by documenting both the public perception and the actual impacts of Chinese investments. We find a “reputation deficit” for Chinese investment: Zambians are significantly less likely to support Chinese investment than investment from other countries. Combining results from an original household survey, interview records, and official statistics, we examine the drivers of this reputation deficit. Chinese firms are no worse at generating employment or adhering to labor and environmental standards than Western corporations operating in Zambia, according to official statistics as well as public opinion. However, Chinese firms possess a lower degree of localization, specifically in managers’ knowledge of local languages and the provision of culturally relevant benefits, and they are less likely to engage with the media. Our study highlights these previously overlooked causes of the reputation deficit.

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“…Another strategy lies in export credits offered directly to Chinese companies, which use them to implement a project envisioned by a national government ( Gagliardone, 2014 ). Moreover, the strong Chinese interest toward the African telecommunications sector indicates a recalibration in its investment pattern, from an exclusive engagement in extractive industries to an increasing inclusion of services such as finance, banking and telecommunications, and manufacturing (Cissé, 2012).…”

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The Sino–African Relationship

Fiori¹,

Rosen²

2019

Soft Power With Chinese Characteristics

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This book examines the Chinese Communist Party's attempts to improve China's image around the world, thereby increasing its "soft power." This soft, attractive form of power is crucial if China is to avoid provoking an international backlash against its growing military and economic might.The volume focuses on the period since Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, and is global in scope, examining the impact of Chinese policies from Hong Kong and Taiwan to Africa and South America. The book explains debates over soft power within China and delves into case studies of important policy areas for China's global image campaign, such as film, news media and the Confucius Institutes. The most comprehensive work of its kind, the volume presents a picture of a Chinese leadership that has access to vast material resources and growing global inf luence but often struggles to convert these resources into genuine international affection.Soft Power With Chinese Characteristics will be invaluable to students and scholars of Chinese politics and Chinese media, as well as international relations and world politics more generally.

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Chinese Telecom Companies Foray Into Africa

Cited by 5 publications

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China’s Techno-Politics: The Impact on Belt and Road Partners

China’s Techno-Politics: The Impact on Belt and Road Partners

A Reputation Deficit? The Myths and Reality of Chinese Investment in Zambia

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