China-Africa Relations, the Case of Djibouti. South-South Cooperation or Neocolonial Expansionism?

  1. Espín, Julieta 2
  2. Barona, Claudia 1
  1. 1 Universidad de las Américas
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    Universidad de las Américas

    Ciudad de México, México

    ROR https://ror.org/02j003371

  2. 2 Universidad Europea de Madrid
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    Universidad Europea de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04dp46240

Libro:
The government of Xi Jinping: Evaluation, results and challenges

Editorial: Benemérita Universidad de Puebla

ISBN: 978-607-525-853-9

Año de publicación: 2022

Páginas: 149-169

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

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Resumen

China considers Africa a strategic partner. Both regions have consolidated a growing andrelevant relationship that have brought as a result important development and investment projects in the African countries. Beijing has been implementing a series of policiesthat have had a deep impact in economic, political and cultural terms, however, some ofthese policies remain controversial for a number of reasons (related mainly to labor, ecology and human rights). Some critical views consider there is a new pattern of dependencyfrom the African countries to China, based on this context, some cases are particularlyimportant, such as the cases of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Argelia, which willbe analyzed throughout the chapter.

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