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Riding A "Friendly Elephant"? How African Nations Can Make The Best Of Economic Partnership With China, Austin Campbell
Riding A "Friendly Elephant"? How African Nations Can Make The Best Of Economic Partnership With China, Austin Campbell
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Modern China is a major trading partner with and investor in Africa. This Note examines its relationships with Nigeria and South Africa to evaluate whether the benefits they receive from Chinese involvement, like infrastructure or access to consumer goods, are outweighed by costs such as worsened corruption. It next discusses legal measures these countries have taken to mitigate any costs of Chinese involvement. At least in Nigeria and South Africa, the concrete benefits of Chinese trade and investment appear to outweigh the uncertain costs. However, legal protections adopted to reduce these costs are likely still inadequate. Given significant barriers to …