China Returns To Africa – Chris Alden (1)

These pledges are not only a concrete demonstration of China as a big responsible country but also an important guarantee of further development of China- Africa relations and the strengthening of China-Africa ‘all-round cooperation’. Supervision and management of the capital flow and progress of all assistance projects under way should be strengthened to avoid misuse and embezzlement of capital. For implementation, projects can be categorized according to the amount of capital involved.

For example, projects involving over US$100 million should be implemented by SOEs. Medium development projects involving less than ten million dollars can be open for bid among SOEs, qualified collective enterprises and private enterprises. Small projects under US$100,000 can be well open to private enterprises in the form of bidding.

Diversified participation constitutes a new path for us to improve the efficiency of foreign aid projects. Strengthening communications and mutual understanding and conducting dialogues on democracy through multiple channels. In this era of globalization and great diversity, it is natural for countries with different historical processes and national conditions to have differences in political understanding and values. However, these differences should be tackled through periodic communication and dialogue at various levels in order to promote mutual understanding and avoid a negative impact on overall diplomacy.

During visits by leaders at various levels and people from different circles, it is necessary to give more positive comments on the process of democratic development in Africa. More explanations should be given about China’s ‘bottom up’ mode of democratic development which is determined by its national conditions; although it is different from the ‘top down’ mode of democratic development in Africa, they aim at the same goal, as should be explained to convince Africans and ‘win their hearts’. ‘All-round cooperation’ between China and Africa in the new era is a trend.

China’s expanding relations with African states is arguably the most important dynamic shaping the politics and foreign relations of the continent in the twenty-first century. Although the nature and implications of China’s renewed engagement are only just beginning to be appreciated, this process is both profoundly significant for Mtrica and offers a striking regional dimension of China’s rising importance in world affairs.

China Returns to Africa presents the first in-depth, far-ranging survey of Chino- Africa relations. Contributions by an international team of experts in African and Chinese affairs provide an analytically fich, empirically grounded assessment of the changing nature of trade, politics and society in the wake of China’s growing prominence in Africa. Analysis of key economic and political trends is augmented by Chinese, Aftican, European and American perspectives and anchored in detailed country case-studies.

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Damage to, or loss of items will be charged to the rrower Date Due Date Due Date Due a CHRIS ALDEN, DANIEL LARGE AND RICARDO SOARES DE OLIVEIRA editors China Returns to Africa A Rising Power and a Continent Embrace HURST & COMPANY, LONDON First published in the United Kingdom by HURST Publishers Ltd, 41 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3PL © Chris Alden, Daniel Large, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira and the Contributors, 2008 All rights reserved.

Printed in India ‘The right of Chris Alden, Daniel Large, © Ricardo Soares de Oliveira and the Contributors to be identified as the authors of this volume has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988. A catalogue data record for this volume is available from the British Library. ISBNs 978-1-85065-885-6 casebound 978-1-85065-886-3 paperback www.hurstpub.co.uk CONTENTS List of tables and figures Acknowledgements The Contributors Foreword Introduction: China Returns to Africa Chris Alden, Daniel Large and Ricardo Soares de Oliveira SECTION 1: PotiricaL Economy China’s Boom: What’s in it for Africa?

A Trade Perspective Andrea Goldstein, Nicolas Pinaud and Helmut Reisen ‘Flying Geese’ or ‘Hidden Dragon’?

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