China in Africa Policy Briefs
SAIIA’s China in Africa Policy Briefs, published in 2008, are concise summaries of contemporary issues in Sino-African relations.
China in Africa: Mercantilist predator, or partner in development?
China’s rapid rise to global prominence has become the cause of much debate, reflection, and concern.
Development Through Trade: SA faces competition in bid to attract investment
“WE WANT Mauritius to be the gateway for east Asia into southern and east Africa,” Mauritius’s finance minister told the Financial Times last month.
International Conference for the 10-year Celebration of South African – Chinese Relations: “How can China and South Africa’s Partnership benefit Africa?”
Event hosted by the South African Institute of International Affairs and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, 21-22 May 2008.
Soothing Cross-Strait Tensions is Essential for Economic Progress
The speech made by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian at the National Day celebrations on 10 October focused on easing cross-strait tensions and encouraged the resumption of dialogue between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Free Trade With China: A View From the Board Room
The Southern African Customs Union and the Chinese have entered into negotiations on a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Made in China, Made Scared In a Textile Mill in Africa
SELWYN Gershman raises a tidy three-pack of women’s panties. ‘This is what’s killing us,’ he said, lifting his voice above the din of industrial looms droning in the background. ‘We’re on our knees.’
Leveraging the Dragon: Toward ‘An Africa That Can Say No’
The rapidly growing engagement between China and Africa requires a greater balance of the economic and strategic interests of both sides.
China: Dire Threat or Dynamic Partner?
CHINA’S rapid economic expansion in the past decade evokes a litany of impressive, if not intimidating, numbers.
As China takes on a global role, will southern Africa benefit?
China and southern Africa have received growing international attention in recent years, but for very different reasons.