- 2008/227 pages
China's New Role in Africa
Hardcover: $76.00
ISBN: 978-1-58826-636-1
Paperback: $26.00
ISBN: 978-1-58826-736-8
Ian Taylor explores the nature and implications of China's burgeoning role in Africa, arguing that Beijing is using Africa not only as a source of needed raw materials and potential new markets, but also to bolster its own position on the international stage.
After tracing the history of Sino-African relations, Taylor addresses key current issues: What will be the long-term consequences, for example, of China's successes in securing access to the continent's oil? How will cheap Chinese imports affect Africa's manufacturing base? What has been the impact of China's arms sales to Africa? His work, based on extensive field research in both China and across Africa, is a major contribution to illuminating the nature of an increasingly important relationship.
