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Chinese Provinces as Foreign Policy Actors in Africa
Chen Zhimin,Jian Junbo +1 more
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Understanding China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: beyond ‘grand strategy’ to a state transformation analysis
Lee W. Jones,Jinghan Zeng +1 more
TL;DR: The massive "Belt and Road Initiative" (BRI) as discussed by the authors is designed to build infrastructure and coordinate policymaking across Eurasia and eastern Africa, and is widely seen as a clearly-defined, top-down "gr...
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China's ascent and Africa's environment
TL;DR: The authors assesses the extent to which the World-Systems Theory idea of "environmentally unequal exchange" between ascending world powers and peripheral economies reflects current behaviour of Chinese governmental authorities and companies in sub-Saharan Africa.
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China's Trade and FDI in Africa
TL;DR: The work in this paper analyzes the different impacts of China on Africa, quantifies the advantages and disadvantages, and policy suggestions necessary to maximize the development impact of China, and concludes that reaping the full benefits from Chinese trade and investment will require substantial improvements in governance in African economies.
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Harmony and Discord in China's Africa Strategy: Some Implications for Foreign Policy
TL;DR: The authors examines the challenges faced by Beijing in managing this increasingly complex relationship, reflecting upon the structural factors that encourage harmony and introduce discord in China-Africa ties, and concludes by asking how the Chinese system can make up for these weaknesses without moving further towards the existing models and practices of the developed countries.
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Chinese construction companies in Angola : a local linkages perspective
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the strategic orientation of large Chinese companies state-owned enterprises (SOEs) operating in Angola's construction sector, and uncover the determinants of their sourcing behaviour, and the manner in which this is reflected in their use of local inputs.