Abstract

FERNANDES, Sofia. “China’s Africa Policy” and the global ambitions of China. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2018, n.60, pp.101-111. ISSN 1645-9199.  https://doi.org/10.23906/ri2018.60a06.

In 2016, the Chinese State Council (CSC) published the paper China’s Africa Policy, as a framework for the strategy of China in Africa. In 2011 the CSC published the whitepaper China’s Foreign Aid, including specifications on aid modalities, and the definition of sector for future cooperation between China and Africa. With this paper we intend to discuss the recent trends in Chinese foreign policy, the starting point being China’s Africa policy, and as a case the China-Angola bilateral relations. We start by discussing the strategy of China towards Africa, since 2003, building on the case study of Chinese credit lines provided to the Angolan Government. We proceed with a discussion on guiding principles in Chinese foreign policy, shedding a light on recent debates on China’s global aspirations.

Keywords : China; Africa; Chinese foreign policy; Angola.

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