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Trade, Empires And Subjects: China-Africa Trade Relations - A New Fair Trade Arrangement Or The Tird Scramble For Africa?, Uche Ofodile
Trade, Empires And Subjects: China-Africa Trade Relations - A New Fair Trade Arrangement Or The Tird Scramble For Africa?, Uche Ofodile
Uche Ewelukwa
This paper examines the opportunities and pitfalls that renewed Sino-Africa trade relations presents for Africa, traces the evolution in China-Africa partnership discourse, identifies the basic legal and policy framework of the unfolding relationship, and calls for a clear Africa policy regarding China. The paper will also seek to identify the core characteristics of China’s partnership with Africa. The emphasis is on the trade and investment dimension of the Sino-Africa relations. The year 2006 was dubbed “China’s Year of Africa.” Since 2000, the interest of the People’s Republic of China (“China”) in Africa has grown steadily. The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation …