A Match Made in Beijing
Africa needs China. As in other parts of the developing world, China’s insatiable appetite for natural resources is creating unprecedented demand for commodities, pushing prices to new highs and fuelling economic growth across the continent.
Preventing Insecurity: Lessons from and for East Asia
This volume, the second in a series of three on Taiwanese and East Asian security, is the result of international collaboration between the South African Institute of International Affairs, the Centre for Defence and International Security Studies and the Institute of International Relations at National Chengchi University.
New Security Paradigms
The end of the Cold War has resulted in significant shifts in global security concerns, not least in the Asia-Pacific region.
What China’s New Activism in UN means for Africa
The despatching of 135 Chinese peacekeeping troops to the troubled Darfur region this week as part of the UN-AU hybrid force highlights the changing role that China is playing in Africa.
Lessons for Africa from China’s Rise
China is an enigma. It continues to be a communist state while at the same time depending on capitalist dynamics to achieve economic progress and a prosperous society.
Charting Africa’s Chinese Future
The extravagance on show at the China-Africa Summit in Beijing last November marked the beginning of a consolidation of ties between the two regions.
China in Africa
Nowhere in the world is China’s rapid rise to power more evident than in Africa. From multi-billion dollar investments in oil and minerals to the influx of tens of thousands of merchants, labourers and cheap consumer goods, China’s economic and political reach is redefining Africa’s traditional ties with the international community.
In search of a demandeur: China-SACU Free Trade Agreement
Phil Alves, an economist working on the SAIIA Development through Trade project, presented a working paper on the proposed Southern African Customs Union (SACU)-China free trade agreement.
The Emperor’s New Clothing Deals
Many bad things have been said about cheap Chinese imports. The effects of the red tide have been felt economy-wide, but the clearest problems have arisen in our clothing and textiles industries.
What Could Be Eating Beijing?
To many casual observers, the Chinese economy is Herculean. Nothing will stop it growing, few can compete with its manufacturing prowess, and none exerts the same degree of leverage over the U.S. economy.