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Author Hanauer, Larry, author.

Title Chinese Engagement in Africa : Drivers, Reactions, and Implications for U.S. Policy / Larry Hanauer, Lyle J. Morris.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 151 pages).
text file PDF
Bibliography
Physical Medium polychrome
Series RAND Corporation research report series ; RR521
Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR521.
Note "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF).
"RR-521-OSD."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.
"National Security Research Division."
"This research was conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute."--Title page verso.
"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-151).
Summary "Most analyses of Chinese engagement in Africa focus either on what China gets out of these partnerships or the impacts that China's aid and investment have had on African countries. This analysis approaches Sino-African relations as a vibrant, two-way dynamic in which both sides adjust to policy initiatives and popular perceptions emanating from the other. The authors focus on (1) Chinese and African objectives in the political and economic spheres and how they work to achieve them, (2) African perceptions of Chinese engagement, (3) how China has adjusted its policies to accommodate often-hostile African responses, and (4) whether the United States and China are competing for influence, access, and resources in Africa and how they might cooperate in the region. The authors find that Chinese engagement in the region is primarily concerned with natural resource extraction, infrastructure development, and manufacturing, in contrast to the United States' focus on higher-technology trade and services as well as aid policies aimed at promoting democracy, good governance, and human development. African governments generally welcome engagement with China, as it brings them political legitimacy and contributes to their economic development. Some segments of African society criticize Chinese enterprises for their poor labor conditions, unsustainable environmental practices, and job displacement, but China has been modifying its approach to the continent to address these concerns. China and the United States are not strategic rivals in Africa, but greater American commercial engagement in African markets could generate competition that would both benefit African countries and advance U.S. interests."--Back cover.
Contents Introduction -- Intertwined interests of China and Africa -- How China-Africa relations have developed -- The impact of Chinese engagement on African countries -- African reactions to Chinese engagement -- China modifies its approach -- Implications for U.S. interests.
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Subject China -- Relations -- Africa.
China.
Relations.
Africa.
Africa -- Relations -- China.
China -- Foreign public opinion, African.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Morris, Lyle J., author.
Rand Corporation, issuing body.
Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, issuing body.
Other Form: Print version: Hanauer, Larry. Chinese engagement in Africa. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2014] 9780833084118 (DLC) 2014397434 (OCoLC)873008131
ISBN 9780833084149 (electronic book)
0833084143 (electronic book)
9780833084125
0833084127
9780833084118
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