TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brown,David E.
TI  - Hidden dragon, crouching lion : :  how China's advance in Africa is underestimated and Africa's potential underappreciated / 
SN  - 9781584875420 (pbk)
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Carlisle, PA : 
PB  -  Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 
KW  - Africa
KW  -  Strategic aspects
KW  - China
KW  -  Foreign economic relations
KW  -  Africa
KW  -  China
KW  -  Economic policy
N1  -  pt. 1. China leads the developing world in fostering economic ties to Africa. The hidden dragon : China's main interests in Africa and place in the world -- Africa : aiding China's peaceful rise as a superpower -- Other BRICs and the developing world also interested in Africa -- Ten years of successful Africa-China trade : the dragon flies more swiftly than the eagle -- China's foreign direct investment in Africa : large, but estimates differ -- pt. 2. Major questions in the China-Africa economic relationship. Why did China choose to expand its economic ties to Africa? -- The push within China : 1993 shift to oil importer leads to linkage of aid/trade; 2001 WTO accession leads to "going-out" policy -- Factors in China's success in rapidly expanding economic ties with Africa -- Are Africa's new debts to China sustainable? -- Will Africa be able to industrialize because of or despite China? -- China not a monolith : impact of nonstate Chinese actors on Africa -- Official China recognizes damage in Africa caused by poor corporate citizens -- African civil society acts to constrain poor Chinese behavior, but muzzled Chinese civil society cannot lobby Beijing for change -- The Chinese diaspora : latest large wave impacting Africa -- pt. 3. China's strategic ties to Africa : oil, minerals, and agriculture. China and oil diplomacy in Africa -- China's strategic trade in metals and minerals in Africa : implications for the United States -- China, Africa, and agriculture : food as the next strategic asset? -- pt. 4. U.S. responses to China in Africa. Potential for U.S.-China cooperation in Africa : limited and constrained by Beijing -- Conclusion : recommendations for U.S. policymakers
N2  -  The explosive growth of China's economic interests in Africa -- bilateral trade increased from $1 billion in 1990 to $150 billion in 2011 -- may be the most important trend in the continent's foreign relations since the end of the Cold War. In 2010, China surpassed the United States as Africa's top trading partner. This paper assesses the developments and considers implications of this dramatic change in relative influence of China and the USA
UR  -  http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1120
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