O Dragão Abraça África: Relações Cabo Verde-China

Abstract

This article analyses the main issues raised by the cooperation between China andAfrica. Particularly, it focuses on the guidelines of the Cape Verde-China relationshipthat is in itself a durable and multidimensional one. To achieve these objectives, it isnecessary to adopt an interdisciplinary methodology, prioritizing the cross-referencedata obtained from bibliographical and documentary research, allowing a critical reflection.Although Cape Verde enjoys political stability, which is complemented bya climate of legal and institutional security, it is believed that China’s interest in thearchipelago is mainly economic and commercial, as it serves as a logistics platformin the African region.