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- Title
China's Contemporary Role in Africa's Political Economy.
- Authors
Lawrence, Okolo Abutu; Akwu, Okolo Joseph
- Abstract
Beijing's contemporary political and economic inroads into Africa have generated much interest in the current literature, with media, policymakers and scholars endeavoring to assess the merits and risks implicit in this renewed engagement. This article fills this void by examining the current China-Africa relations. However, no substantial empirical underpinning is found to back up sinister prophesies of coming catastrophe from critics of the direction of China--Africa relations. The relationship from an economic perspective is promising and encouraging but more needs to be done regarding multilateral relations, improvement of institutions, and sustainability of resources management. A number of positive signs suggest that Beijing is heading towards the right direction which would provide openings for a multi-polar dialog. While benefiting in the short run, African leaders have the capacity to tailor this partnership and address some socio-economic and political matters arising that may negatively affect the nexus in the long term. Policy implications are discussed.
- Subjects
AFRICAN politics &; government; AFRICA-China relations; ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL relations; POLITICAL science
- Publication
Quarterly Journal of Chinese Studies, 2014, Vol 2, Issue 4, p56
- ISSN
2224-2716
- Publication type
Article