China, Africa and Responsible International Engagement Routledge Contemporary Africa Series
Auteur : Xu Yanzhuo
China?s increasing involvement in Africa is a controversial and hotly debated issue. On the one hand, China has brought significant economic and political opportunities to the continent with large amounts of investment and infrastructure. On the other hand, however, China?s interests in Africa - including international strategy for multipolarity, a boom in China-Africa trade, and a strategic focus on energy ? have been challenged as a form of neo-colonialism with claims that support for authoritarian governments has come at the expense of human rights, the environment and good governance.
This book analyses China?s responsibility in Africa through the lens of good governance, China?s African policy, policy implementation, feedback from host countries, and feedback from international society. Arguing for a new framework for evaluating China-Africa engagement, it looks at four countries ? Sudan (South Sudan), Nigeria, South Africa and Ethiopia, all of which represent typical features of China-Africa relations ? to test China?s impact on the country and to analyse the factors in Africa that affect China?s ability to shoulder responsibility. It proves that China?s responsibility in Africa is affected by both the Chinese and African environments and that China?s positive or negative impacts on the host African countries are largely constrained by the political and economic situation within the host state.
Containing information from first-hand interviews with African officials, officials from China?s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, employees from Chinese State-owned enterprises who have been assigned to Africa, and Chinese self-employers in Africa, and using fieldwork from three African countries, this book will be of significant interest to students and scholars of African and Chinese Politics, International Relations and Development.
1. Overview of the Book 2. Methodology Part 1 Framework Part 3. International responsibility: The concept and its implications 4. China's Policy Analysis 5. A Fragmented China in Africa with Chinese Characteristics Part 2 Case Studies 6. Sudan 7. Nigeria 8. South Africa 9. Ethiopia Part 2 Conclusion: Discussion of Case Studies 10. Conclusion and Evaluation Appendices
Yanzhuo Xu is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China. She received her PhD from the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University, UK.
Date de parution : 08-2020
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 10-2017
15.6x23.4 cm
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Mots-clés :
Chinese Government; China’s Foreign Aid; african international relation; EPRDF; china africa development; South Sudan; china africa trade; China’s International Responsibility; china international relation; China’s African Policy; china africa; South Africa’s Mining Industry; Central Government; China Exim Bank; China’s Africa Policy; China Africa Relations; Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centres; Host African Countries; Export Buyer’s Credit; China’s Development Path; African Development Bank; Wilson III; Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party; CCP’s Legitimacy; 17th CCP Congress; OECD Website; China South Africa; Africa’s Demands; Ivory Coast; South Sudanese