Sino-African Relations: Some Solutions and Strategies to the Policy Syndromes

We survey about 110 recently published studies on Sino-African relations, and put some structure on the documented issues before suggesting some solutions and strategies to the identified policy syndromes. The documented issues are classified into the following eight main strands: China targeting na...

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Published in:Journal of African business 2016-01, Vol.17 (1), p.33-51
Main Authors: Asongu, Simplice, Ssozi, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
China
Foreign policy
International relations
International trade
Policy making
Socioeconomic factors
socioeconomic relations
Studies
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Summary:We survey about 110 recently published studies on Sino-African relations, and put some structure on the documented issues before suggesting some solutions and strategies to the identified policy syndromes. The documented issues are classified into the following eight main strands: China targeting nations with abundant natural resources, focusing on countries with bad governance, not hiring local workers; outbidding other countries by flouting environmental and social standards; importing workers that do not integrate into domestic society and living in extremely simple conditions, exhibiting low linkages between her operations and local businesses, exporting low quality products to Africa, and the emergence of China hindering Africa's development. We sum up the discussion by reconciling the Beijing and Washington Consensuses.
ISSN:1522-8916
1522-9076
DOI:10.1080/15228916.2015.1089614