China How to rebalance Africa’s relationship with China December 3, 2015 0 Written by Bamidele Adekunle. Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic ties with China have grown significantly this century. Beijing became the sub-continent’s biggest trading partner in 2009. But for sub-Saharan Africa…
China Xi has created a Chinese Bloc that the UN climate talks in Paris cannot ignore December 2, 2015 0 Written by Tom Harper. Chinese president Xi Jinping addressed the opening day of the Paris climate talks as leader of a nation more confident and…
China China-Africa summit: what to look for beyond the hype and hypocrisy November 26, 2015 3 Written by John J Stremlau. Beijing’s selection of South Africa to host the China-Africa heads of state summit may indicate Chinese President Xi Jinping’s personal…
China What does China’s role in Africa say about its growing global footprint? November 23, 2015 0 Written by Mark Esposito and Terrence Tse. China’s ties to Africa are likely to get stronger this year as the world’s biggest economy appears poised to once…
China China’s economic slowdown threatens African progress October 27, 2015 0 Written by Robert Rotberg. Africa’s prosperity increasingly depends on China. Given recent signs of a slowdown in the world’s largest economy, Africa’s short- and long-term outlooks…
Chinese media CCTV and the race for soft power November 13, 2014 0 Written by Xiaoling Zhang. The Chinese official media outlets, especially the “Big Four” as Yang Jiechi the State Councillor calls them -- Xinhua News Agency,…
International Relations An Asian Century Paradox February 21, 2014 1 Written by Lauren Johnston. The phrase “Asian Century” is linked to a 1998 meeting between former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and former Indian Prime Minister…
Culture and Society Sino-African cooperation in the media sphere: part of the larger phenomenon of China-Africa relations October 2, 2012 0 by Xiaoling Zhang. As the main engine of global economic growth in the 21st century, China is increasing its footprint in the four corners of…
