China's Foreign Aid Policy in Africa: Content, Characteristics,and Effectiveness
| Autor: | Sheng-Chi Lee, 李盛吉 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 107 After the Asian-African Conference of 1955, Egypt became the first African nation to receive Chinese aid. Subsequently, in 1963 Zhou Enlai, the then Chinese Premier, visited Africa and proposed eight guiding principles for the provision of foreign aid, which served as a basis for future foreign aid efforts in Africa. In the 1950s, Chinese aid to Africa came primarily in the form of ideological support for African regimes. Yet after the economic reform of the late 70s, China adopted a more pragmatic approach to foreign affairs, and discarded its previous approach. In the early 1980s, a change in Chinese strategic policy was occurring, whereby China started to adapt its African aid policy in response to situational changes. It announced four principles that would define Chinese-African economic and technical collaboration: "equality and mutual benefit", "emphasis on efficacy", "diverse cooperation", and "mutual development". China felt Sino-African cooperation should involve more than just unilateral aid. While providing Africa with aid, Chinese enterprises should have greater access to the African market. In the 1990s, Chinese foreign aid policy in Africa brought the two regions even closer. China stressed the need to diversify the types of foreign aid provided and the sources of foreign aid funding. It was no longer content to provide unilateral foreign aid, and gradually emphasized collaboration and joint partnership with mutual economic gains. The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation initiated a new phase of strengthened Sino-African relations. Aside from offering relief in the form of debt reduction, China also assisted Africa by helping to develop its human resources, and encouraged Chinese enterprises to set up factories in Africa. Therefore, in the hope of achieving its own political-economic ends, China has actively created opportunities for trade and investment, funnelled Chinese business into African markets, and formed close economic and trade relations with a host of developing African nations. |
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