China’s Power in Africa

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Creative Approach to Development: Leveraging the Sino-African Belt and Road Initiatives to Boost Africa’s Cultural and Creative Industries for Africa’s Development

“…The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the revamped ancient Silk Road, which dates back more than 2000 years ago. It was a peaceful way in which interstate commercial activities and cultural exchanges were conducted, and it covered more than 10,000 km from China to Rome [ 12 , 14 ]. The initiative is essentially China’s global expansion through the “opening up” and “going global” strategies, with a regional focus on Asia, Europe, and Africa [ 14 , 40 ].…”

“…It was a peaceful way in which interstate commercial activities and cultural exchanges were conducted, and it covered more than 10,000 km from China to Rome [ 12 , 14 ]. The initiative is essentially China’s global expansion through the “opening up” and “going global” strategies, with a regional focus on Asia, Europe, and Africa [ 14 , 40 ]. The BRI combines different foreign and domestic policies with existing and alternative political, economic, and financial cooperation mechanisms into a new geographical format [ 40 ].…”

“…It aimed to rebuild the ancient Silk Road by establishing a network of railways, roads, pipelines, ports, and public power grids that link China to the rest of the world—connecting Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa [ 13 ]. The BRI offers a new development path for participating countries to promote inclusive growth and human development through infrastructural linkages, improved trade, investment, and financial integration [ 14 ]. In 2019, 6 years down the lane, a total of 126 countries and 29 international organizations have signed cooperation agreements with China [ 13 ].…”

EU-China-Africa Trilateral Development Cooperation: A Global Governance Perspective

“…In short, scholars founded the benefits of trilateral development cooperation, but hidden west position (Eurocentrism) may bring cultural misreading and high levels of anxiety tendency of china's international aid in Africa. Abegunrin & Manyeruke still concluded that the behaviour of unconditional help to Africa had threaten the development of democracy, transparency, liberalism and free trade [16]. Uncertainty, China's political influence and security presence in Africa were to expand, the heightened sense of competition between China and Western countries [16], which similarly shows that scepticism and unease still pervade the EU-China-Africa trilateral development cooperation.…”

“…Abegunrin & Manyeruke still concluded that the behaviour of unconditional help to Africa had threaten the development of democracy, transparency, liberalism and free trade [16]. Uncertainty, China's political influence and security presence in Africa were to expand, the heightened sense of competition between China and Western countries [16], which similarly shows that scepticism and unease still pervade the EU-China-Africa trilateral development cooperation. In spite of some insightful EU-China-Africa trilateral development cooperation model studies, it remains hidden western position when it comes to the China's international aid in Africa.…”