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100	1		_aAKINOLA Adeoye O.
700			_aTELLA Oluwaseun
245			_aCOVID-19 and South Africa-China asymmetric relations/ _cAdeoye O. Akinola and Oluwaseun Tella
260			_c2022
520			_aWhile South Africa-China relations were only formalized in 1998, relations between these states date back to the 1800s. South Africa's quest for sustainable development through partnerships with global powers motivated its close ties with China. The 2015 Cape Town Declaration committed the two countries to improve health facilities and disease control. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents an opportunity to rethink this partnership. Drawing on desktop research, this article engages the reality of COVID-19 and explores South Africa-China relations in the context of the pandemic. The emergence of the virus in China, its rapid spread, and the high fatality rate have had devastating repercussions across the world. This article argues that Beijing's response to COVID-19 raises more questions than it answers. The outbreak of the virus in China, its response, and emerging cases of racism and xenophobia against Africans in China also raise concerns about the future of South Africa-China relations.
650			_aBRICS
650			_aCORONAVIRUS
650			_aCOVID-19 DIPLOMACY
650			_aSOUTH AFRICA-CHINA RELATIONS
650			_aAFRICA
650			_aAFRICA-CHINA RELATIONS
650			_aSOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN POLICY
650			_aSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
650			_aHEALTH POLICY
650			_aECONOMIC POLICY
650			_aETHNICITY AND RACE
650			_aCHINA'S FOREIGN POLICY
773			_aWorld Affairs : _gVol 185 No 3, Fall 2022, pp.587-614 (55)
598			_aCOVID-19, AFRICA, CHINA, HEALTH, ECONOMICS, POLICY
856			_uhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00438200221102405 _zClick here for full text
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