China's extraordinary level of interest in Africa - in particular, its economic engagement with perceived repressive regimes … - African leaders view China's entry as a means of pulling Africa onto the path of globalization. It is thus important that …China's spectacular economic progress has led some security analysts and policy makers in the North and the South to …

With the growing presence of China in Africa over the last two decades, this paper investigates the impact of Chinese … evidence that Chinese investment crowds out U.S. investment in Africa, whereas France seems to be competing with China. These … foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic performance in Africa, which we compare to that of the traditional economic …

China's trade and investment relationship with Africa is important to both trading partners. For China, Africa … fuel China's rapid infrastructure development. For Africa, China represents a major trading partner and investor that … describes China's trade and investment in Africa's major raw material markets, and addresses the roles that Chinese state …

country has accumulated more social capital. We use new data on China's historical aid in Africa to test these contentions …, uncovering a positive, significant connection between China's historical aid program in Africa (1956-1999) and contemporary (2000 …-2015) investments by Chinese companies. While China's historical aid may have been politically driven, it has had important long …

remain, including those emerging from persistent infrastructure deficits. China has emerged as a key partner to a number of … African countries, including in financing and constructing large-scale infrastructure projects. China has become the dominant … trading partner with Africa today, with bilateral trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) growing fourfold between 2001 and …

Trade between the whole of Africa and China (imports and exports summed) grew from $10.6 billion to $73.3 billion … between 2000 and 2007, and between Sub-Saharan Africa and China from $7 billion to $59 billion over the same period. China is … now Africa's third largest trading partner behind the EU and the US. The Chinese FDI stock in Africa has grown from $49 …

This study briefly summarizes the development experiences of special economic zones in China and Africa, the lessons … that Africa can learn from China, and the preliminary results of the Chinese investments in special economic zones in … Africa. The study makes recommendations on how to unleash the power of special economic zones and industrial zones in Africa …

China's role in Africa, the chapter identifies pessimistic views that focus on the potential imperialist character of China …. Set within an institutions framework, it articulated a discourse on the motivation of Chinese cooperation with Africa. On … foreign investment in Africa. The paper amplifies the silent reality that other emerging economies such as India and Brazil …