Title:
Crouching tiger, hidden dragon? : Africa and China
Author:
Ampiah, Kweku.
ISBN:
9781869141509
Publication Information:
Scottsville, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2008.
Physical Description:
xv, 357 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Context. Introduction : Africa and China in the post-cold-war era / Kweku Ampiah and Sanusha Naidu ; The geo-strategic dimensions of the Sino-African relationship / Garth le Pere ; The making of Chinese foreign policy : actors and institutions / Suisheng Zhao -- Country case studies. A marriage less convenient : China, Sudan and Darfur / Sarath Srinivasan ; Partner or predator in the heart of Africa? : Chinese engagement with the DRC / Devon Curtis ; Alls' fair in loans and war : the development of China-Angola relations / Lucy Corkin ; Crouching tiger, hidden agenda? : Zimbawe-China relations / Lloyd Sachikonye ; Chinese investments in Africa : a case study of Zambia / Muna Ndulo ; The trhee faces of the dragon : Tanzania-China relations in historical perspective / Mwesiga Baregu ; Balancing a strategic partnership? : South Africa-China relations / Sanusha Naidu ; A tale of two giants : Nigeria and China / Alaba Ogunsanwo ; French puppet, Chinese strings : Sino-Gabonese relations / Douglas Yates -- Comparative great power rivalries. An axis of evil? : China, the United States and France in Africa / Adekeye Adebajo ; Western hegemony, Asian ascendancy and the new scramble for Africa / Adam Habib ; The European Union and China in Africa / Daniel Bach ; The ideological, political and economic imperatives in China and Japan's relations with Africa / Kweku Ampiah ; China and southeast Asia : some lessons for Africa? / Amitav Acharya -- Conclusion. The Sino-African relationship : towards and evolving partnership? / Kweku Ampiah and Sanusha Naidu.
Abstract:
"The emergence of China on the world scene is one of the most important phenomena of this century. This book focuses on the rapidly growing economic and political influence that China has in Africa. Cutting-edge contributions from sixteen pan-African authors provide an historical and geo-political context for understanding the evolving partnership between Africa and China. The book features nine detailed country case studies and assesses China's Africa policy and interests in relation to those of other powers. It broadens the debate on this crucial topic and ensures that African voices enrich a discourse that could well determine the future of the continent."--Jacket.
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