1st Edition

China and Africa Engagement and Compromise

By Ian Taylor Copyright 2006
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

With China’s rise to the status of world power, trade and political links between Africa and China have been escalating at an astonishing rate. Sino-African relations are set to become an increasingly significant feature of world politics as China’s hunger for energy resources grows and many African countries seek a partner that, unlike the West, does not worry about democracy and... Read more

1. China’s Foreign Policy in Context  2. Historical Introduction to China in Africa  3. Chinese Foreign Policy in Southern Africa in the Post-Cultural Revolution Era  4. PRC Relations with Angola  5. China’s Relations with Mozambique  6. Relations Between China and Zimbabwe  7. PRC Relations with South Africa  8. Chinese Relations with Namibia  9. China’s Relations with Zambia  10. China’s Policies Towards Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Malawi  11. Conclusion and the Future

Biography

Ian Taylor is Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews, and Associate Professor Extraordinary in the Department of Political Science, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. His most recent books are NEPAD: Towards Africa’s Development or Another False Start? (2005), and Africa in International Politics: External Involvement on the Continent (Edited with Paul Williams, 2004).