Does Green Overseas Investment Improve Public Perception in Host Countries? Evidence from Chinese Energy Engagement in 32 African Countries
Christoph Nedopil,
Mengdi Yue
Abstract:This study examines whether and how green overseas economic engagement impacts public perception in host countries as a form of soft power. We build an extensive country-level dataset on Chinese bilateral engagement in 32 African countries from 2015 to 2019 and use a fixed-effect model. We find that increased investment in green energy improves the average public perception of China. In contrast, for non-green energy investment (like coal, gas, and oil), which might also be considered as contributing to econom… Show more
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