dc.contributor.author	Hon, Tracy
dc.contributor.author	Jansson, Johanna
dc.contributor.author	Shelton, Garth
dc.contributor.author	Liu, Haifang
dc.contributor.author	Burke, Christopher
dc.contributor.author	Kiala, Carine
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-01T09:48:26Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-01T09:48:26Z
dc.date.issued	2010-01
dc.description	A report by the Centre for Chinese Studies prepared for the Rockefeller Foundation, January 2010	en_ZA
dc.description	The original publication is available at http://www.sun.ac.za/ccs
dc.description.abstract	This report investigates emerging trends, opportunities and challenges in China‟s engagement with five African countries through FOCAC, namely Angola, the DRC, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda. The report also outlines China‟s interaction with two African regional organisations; the EAC and SADC. Fieldwork for the study was carried out from January to August 2009. The aim of the research was to provide African stakeholders with accurate information and commentary on the implementation of the commitments made at the 2006 Beijing FOCAC summit in order to improve their preparedness ahead of FOCAC 2009. Based on the field research observations, country specific recommendations are provided seeking to improve the developmental benefits of each country‟s relations with China. Overall, the implementation of the Beijing Action Plan in the five countries is fairly advanced. In Angola, focus has been placed on communications infrastructure. In Sino-Congolese relations, road infrastructure and ICT are the areas which have received the most attention. In the case of Mozambique, the construction of public facilities has been the salient feature. Communications infrastructure and public facilities has been the most important characteristic of Sino-Tanzanian relations. In Uganda, focus has been on the construction of public facilities and an ICT backbone. Regarding China‟s engagement with the EAC and SADC, it is noted that there has been very little formal engagement to date. It was suggested by officials of the two Secretariats that engagement with China would be greatly beneficial to the development of the two regions respectively. In the concluding analysis, six issues are identified as pivotal to whether or not Sino-African relations post the 2009 FOCAC meeting will be beneficial for Africa‟s peoples. The most important issue pertains to employment equity in the African countries, notably the recruitment of local workers, labour rights and skills development. Second, it is imperative that Sino-African MSME joint ventures be established in order to build African capacity and ensure technology transfer. Third, the language barrier is a major challenge across the board and it must therefore be ensured that Mandarin language training gain significant traction in African countries. Fourth, coordination between the relevant African government departments and the Chinese Embassy should be improved and it is suggested that this could be done by means of appointing China coordinators in key African government departments. Fifth, it is recommended that African civil society be included to a greater extent in consultations between African leaders and Chinese government- and company representatives in order to prevent a popular backlash against the Chinese presence in Africa. Lastly, it is recommended that African countries should require that a greater share, if not all, of the building material used to construct buildings donated by the Chinese government should be sourced in African economies. It is anticipated that this approach, even if it implies that fewer buildings will be implemented, will generate greater developmental synergies in African countries. It is believed that these six issues should be taken into account by all African leaders in order to pave the way for a new Sino-African partnership, beneficial to all Africans.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Rockefeller Foundation	en_ZA
dc.description.version	PDF Version - English	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Hon, T, Jansson, J, Shelton, G et al. 2010. Evaluating China’s FOCAC commitments to Africa and mapping the way ahead. Research Reports. Centre for Chinese Studies: Stellenbosch University.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21173
dc.language.iso	en_ZA	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Stellenbosch University. Centre for Chinese Studies	en_ZA
dc.rights.holder	Stellenbosch University. Centre for Chinese Studies	en_ZA
dc.subject	China -- Foreign economic relations Tanzania -- Case studies	en_ZA
dc.subject	China -- Foreign economic relations Angola -- Case studies	en_ZA
dc.subject	China -- Foreign economic relations -- Uganda -- Case studies	en_ZA
dc.subject	Foreign Direct Investment	en_ZA
dc.subject	Democratic Republic of Congo	en_ZA
dc.subject	Angola -- Foreign economic relations -- China -- Case studies	en_ZA
dc.subject	Mozambique -- Foreign economic relations -- China -- Case studies	en_ZA
dc.subject	Tanzania -- Foreign economic relations -- China -- Case studies	en_ZA
dc.subject	Uganda -- Foreign economic relations -- China -- Case studies	en_ZA
dc.subject	East African Community -- Relations -- China	en_ZA
dc.subject	Southern African Development Community -- Relations -- China	en_ZA
dc.subject	International Relations	en_ZA
dc.subject	Development assistance	en_ZA
dc.subject	Economic diplomacy	en_ZA
dc.subject	Centre for Chinese Studies
dc.subject	China -- Foreign economic relations - Democratic Republic of Congo -- Case studies	en_ZA
dc.subject.corp	Forum on China-Africa Cooperation	en_ZA
dc.title	Evaluating China's FOCAC commitments to Africa and mapping the way ahead	en_ZA
dc.title.alternative	Évaluation des engagements de la Chine en Afrique dans le cadre du FOCAC et cartographie des perspectives d’avenir	fre_ZA
dc.title.alternative	评估中国中非合作论坛承诺在非洲的实施并规划未来	chi_ZA
dc.title.alternative	Avaliação de compromissos FOCAC da China em relação a Africa, e pesquisa do caminho a seguir	por_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA

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