Table of Contents:
  • The rise of China
  • Adjusting to new status
  • A long history of engaging Africa
  • Calibrated approach to Africa
  • Articulating China's Africa policy
  • The Chinese way
  • Cases studies : Nigeria, Sudan, Angola, Zimbabwe and South Africa
  • Chinese aproach to foreign aid (in contrast to the West)
  • The use of soft power
  • Tensions on the ground
  • The critics
  • Bracing for China
  • Will China succeed where others have failed?
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A : China's Africa policy
  • Appendix B: Asia-Africa summit communique
  • Appendix C: Zhou Enlai's eight principles governing Chinese foreign aid.