China's economic statecraft in Africa [Ressource électronique] /
Hisham Aidi
- Rabat : Publications of The Policy Center for the New South, 2018
- 10 p.
Policy Brief - August 2018, PB-18/25
Bibliogr. p. 8-9
Africa, preeminent recipient of Chinese aid, has benefited greatly from Chinese low-rate loans, infrastructure projects and trade relations. Consequently, these massive investments cause analysts to question whether this Chinese expansionism constitutes a new form of colonialism. The author examines the different economic intervention tools of Beijing, the Chinese capital's economic engagement in the continent, and the long-term strategy of China in Africa. He also addresses approval ratings of Chinese engagement by both the elites and the general population of Africa.