China's Relations with Africa

Auteur

David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman

Résumé
Since Xi Jinping's accession to power in 2012, nearly every aspect of China's relations with Africa has grown dramatically. Beijing has increased the share of resources it devotes to African countries, expanding military cooperation, technological investment, and educational and cultural programs as well as extending its political influence.

This book examines the full scope of contemporary political and security relations between China and Africa. David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman not only explain the specific tactics and methods that Beijing uses to build its strategic relations with African political and military elites but also contextualize and interpret them within China's larger geostrategy. They argue that the priorities of Chinese leadersincluding the conflation of threats to the Communist Party with threats to the country, a growing emphasis on relations in the Global South, and a focus on countering U.S. hegemonyhave combined to elevate Africa's importance among policy makers in Beijing.

Ranging from diplomacy and propaganda to arms sales and space cooperation, from increasingly frequent People's Liberation Army Navy port calls in Africa to the rising number of African students studying in China, this book marshals extensive and compelling qualitative and quantitative evidence of the deepening ties between China and Africa. Drawing on two decades of systematic data and hundreds of surveys and in-person interviews, Shinn and Eisenman shed new light on the state of China-Africa relations today and consider what the future may hold.

Contenu
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Map of Africa

1. Locating Africa in China's Geostrategy
2. Bilateral and Global Relations
3. Regional and Subregional Relations
4. Party-to-Party Relations
5. Africa-Focused Propaganda
6. Security Strategy and Interests
7. Protecting Interests and Managing Conflict
8. Security Diplomacy
9. Maritime Security
10. Technology and Information Security
11. Projecting Trends in China-Africa Strategic Relations
    Appendix: China's Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with African Countries
    Notes
    Index