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Hidden dragon, crouching lion how China's advance in Africa is underestimated and Africa's potential underappreciated /

Main Author:	Brown, David E.
Other Authors:	Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.
Format:	Electronic
Language:	English
Published:	Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2012]
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 114 pages).
Series:	SSI monograph.
Subjects:	Investments, Chinese -- Africa. China -- Foreign economic relations -- Africa. Africa -- Foreign economic relations -- China. China -- Commerce -- Africa. Africa -- Commerce -- China. China -- Economic policy. Africa -- Strategic aspects.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo29901

Item Description:	"September 2012." GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). Summary -- Pt. I. 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. II. Major questions in the China-Africa economic relationship. Why did China choose to expand its economic ties to Africa? -- The push with 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 is 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. III. 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. IV. 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. Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-114).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 114 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-114).