Discussion Papers (Centre for Chinese Studies)
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Chinese presence in real estate in South Africa and Mauritius
(2016)The proliferating Chinese presence in the foreign real estate business is a pertinent subject of debate the world over. Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and several other countries, fear that Chinese interest ... -
Economic repercussions of the Look East Policy in Zimbabwe
(2016)In 2003, Zimbabwe formally announced the Look East Policy (LEP) in the face of economic sanctions by the West. This, coupled with the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) of 2000, has strengthened trade and bi-lateral ... -
Tanzania-China all-weather friendship from socialism to globalization: a case of relative decline
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-05)How close is the Tanzanian-Chinese partnership today? Bi-lateral trade and Chinese economic activity in Tanzania today is far more significant than in the 1970s; China’s “no strings attached” policy is still attractive ... -
Navigating The Gulf : China’s balancing strategy
(2014-12)Due to China’s growing energy needs that stem from its unrelenting economic development, Beijing stresses the importance of maintaining a continuous supply of energy - particularly oil - to maintain its impressive economic ... -
China-Africa joint research and exchange programme : Forum on China Africa Co-operation (FOCAC)
(2014-10)The paper identifies and analyses the main vectors of China’s accelerated development including economic, governmental, cultural, educational, infrastructural, technological, and agricultural reforms, examining how these ... -
Live, talk, faces : an analysis of CCTVs adaption to the African media market
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies, 2014-05)This paper is part of the ongoing China Africa Reporting Project based at University of the Witwatersrand University’s department of journalism which is committed to understanding China-Africa relations from a media ... -
State-directed multi-national enterprises and transnational governance : Chinese investments in Africa, corporate responsibility and sustainability norms
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies, 2014-01)Africa clearly needs foreign investments for its development. But such investments in extractive industries and hydropower projects should not cause ecological degradation and threaten the livelihoods of many Africans. ... -
Does China plan and evaluate foreign aid projects like traditional donors
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies, 2013-12)This Discussion Paper focuses on a relatively less analysed question regarding the Chinese foreign aid system. Firstly I examine the basic features of the planning and evaluation system of the Development Assistance Committee ... -
Strengthening Africa-China relations : a perspective from Botswana
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies, 2013-11)This paper is a preliminary consideration of issues relating to the relationship between Botswana and China. There is little existing research on the subject and the paper seeks to develop the basis for further conceptual ... -
A study on the employment effect of Chinese investment in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studes, 2013-10)The employment effect of Chinese investment in Africa has always been questioned by the international observers. Therefore, in order to investigate the suspicions from international observers, this paper uses a survey of ... -
Political risk factors : what Chinese companies need to assess when investing in Africa
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies, 2013-09)Security and profitability objectives are becoming more relevant for Chinese firms as they expand their business operations on the African continent, where the political environment often exposes the firms to high political ... -
China goes global in Egypt : a special economic zone in Suez
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studes, 2013-02)This Discussion Paper examines China's economic and technological zone in Suez, Egypt, in view of the Go Global policy. In order to establish a comparative framework for examining whether the Suez Economic & Trade Co-operation ... -
Chinese-led SEZs in Africa are they a driving force of China's soft power
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies, 2013-02)This Discussion Paper focuses on Chinese Special Economic Zones as a possible expansion of soft power in Africa. The Chinese government has aspirations to promote development on the African continent, and works according ... -
Trilateral development cooperation between the European Union, China and Africa : what prospects for South Africa?
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies, 2012-08)The fourth CCS Discussion Paper for 2012 aims at advancing the debate around trilateral development cooperation between the European Union (EU), the People’s Republic of China (China) and Africa. The discussion on trilateral ... -
Climate change risk and response : droughts as extreme weather events in China
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies, 2012-10)Climate change is leading to an increase in extreme weather events globally. Different communities and different ecosystems are impacted in various ways by these events. It is important to understand what the different ... -
Development in the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region : spatial transformation and the construction of difference in Western China
(Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies, 2012-03)The third CCS Discussion Paper for 2012 offers an ethnographic description and analysis of a recent development project in one of the central Uyghur neighbourhoods in the regional capital of Urumqi. In the past two decades, ... -
Embracing the dragon : African policy responses for engaging China and enhancing regional integration
(Stellenbosch University. Centre for Chinese Studies, 2011-09)Notwithstanding extensive analysis on the pros and cons of Chinese-African involvement, there has not been much in development of a collective African policy framework for economic engagement with China. This paper seeks ... -
Competing for development : the European Union and China in Ethiopia
(Stellenbosch University. Centre for Chinese Studies, 2011-11)In European development policy circles, China’s Africa policy has spurred a lively debate about the motives, instruments and effects thereof. The paper assesses the ‘competitive pressure’ that China’s growing presence in ... -
China as Africa’s ambiguous ally – why China has a responsibility for Africa’s development
(Stellenbosch University. Centre for Chinese Studies, 2011-06)This paper explores the changing nature of Chinese-African relations in the early 21st century and, in a second step, assesses Chinese responsibilities for African development. Sino-African relations have profoundly changed ... -
A 21st century scramble : South Africa, China and the Rare Earth Metals Industry
(Stellenbosch University. Centre for Chinese Studies, 2012-03)The paper analyses the peculiar structure of the rare earth elements (REE) industry, a sector dominated by China, and the global implications of current upheavals within the sector, especially as they concern South Africa’s ...
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