2020
DOI: 10.1177/0975087820971443
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The Emerging Phenomenon of Anti-Chinese Populism in Africa: Evidence from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Ghana

Abstract: This article explores the salient of anti-Chinese sentiments in Africa and how it has been utilised or materialised as a populist strategy in election campaigns. The contention herein is that anti-Chinese populism has emerged from the rising anti-Chinese sentiments and is utilised primarily as a rhetorical strategy to gain electoral support. In particular, political actors mostly seeking power are inclined to identify and declamatorily rehashed the salient issues driving the anti-Chinese sentiments in politica… Show more

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“…The situation is gradually escalating to use of violent tactics. For example, anti-China sentiments have become stronger in countries like India, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Ghana among others (Sibiri, 2021;Kumakura, 2020;Panda, 2020). Xenophobia is also rising.…”
Section: Turning Back the Clock Of Globalizationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The situation is gradually escalating to use of violent tactics. For example, anti-China sentiments have become stronger in countries like India, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Ghana among others (Sibiri, 2021;Kumakura, 2020;Panda, 2020). Xenophobia is also rising.…”
Section: Turning Back the Clock Of Globalizationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The proportion of the Australian population who viewed China favorably decreased from 61 percent in 2006 to 32.44 percent in 2021 (Lowy Institute Poll 2021), and there was a significant decrease in the proportion of South Koreans who regarded China's image as that of a cooperator-from 46.4 percent in 2007 to 14.5 percent in 2021 (IPUS 2022). Many analyses show that there is a growing anti-Chinese mood not only in the West but also in other regions, including East Asia (Choe 2021), Southeast Asia (Hutt 2020), and Africa (Sibiri 2021).…”
Section: Multiple Coalitions Of Politically Liberal and Technological...mentioning
confidence: 99%