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China's expanding African relations : implications for U.S. national security / Lloyd Thrall

Rand Corporation [publisher]

Santa Monica, Calif : RAND Corporation, [2015]

Online Ressource (xxii, 110 pages)

Englisch

PrefaceFigures and TableSummaryAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsCHAPTER ONE.Introduction and Historical AntecedentsIntroductionHistorical AntecedentsCHAPTER TWO.China's African Interests and Strategic PerceptionsEconomic Interests: Natural Resources and Market AccessPolitical Interests: Influence, Stability, and Favorable PrecedentsSecurity Interests: Answering Emerging and Awkward ChallengesCHAPTER THREE.Chinese Presence and Behavior in AfricaSino-African Economic RelationsChinese Economic Actors in AfricaSino-African TradeChina's Natural Resource ImportsSino-African Capital FlowsForeign Direct InvestmentChinese Loans, Credits, and Foreign AidSpecial Economic ZonesChinese Arms Exports to AfricaSino-African Political RelationsChina's Diplomatic Engagement and Political RelationsSoft-Power Initiatives, Media Outreach, and African PerceptionsChinese Security Behavior in AfricaUnited Nations Peacekeeping OperationsBilateral Military Relations and Military DiplomacyThe PLA Navy's Historic Deployment to the Gulf of AdenProtecting Chinese Citizens and AssetsPotential Near- and Medium-Term Changes in Sino-African RelationsEconomic RelationsPolitical FactorsSecurity IssuesCHAPTER FOUR.Sino-American Interest Correlation in Africa and ConclusionsConflict and Commonality Between U.S. and Chinese Interests in AfricaCommon InterestsCompeting InterestsConflicting InterestsConclusions and RecommendationsView China's African Relations in Their Proper ContextAvoid Elevating Low-Level Competition to Bilateral Strategic TensionRecognize That China's Approach to Africa is Likely to Be Resistant to Major ChangeRecognize the Limits of Chinese InfluenceReinvigorate U.S. Diplomatic and Economic Engagement with AfricaDistinguish Between PLA Crisis Reaction and Condition-Shaping CapabilitiesInsulate Sino-American Relations in Africa from Broader Geopolitical TensionsSeek Opportunities for Cooperation with China in AfricaReferences.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-110). - Online resource; title from PDF cover (RAND, viewed June 11, 2015)

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"This report explores China's rapidly expanding involvement in Africa in order to better inform U.S. thinking about its relations both with China and with African states. The report pays particular attention to geostrategic competition in Africa, potential security threats, and opportunities on the continent. It examines the economic, political, and security interests driving Chinese engagement with African states and assesses potential medium-term changes in Sino-African relations across these three dimensions. It then assesses how China's interests and behavior on the continent affect the interests of the United States. In this matter, misperceptions often result from faulty assumptions about the potential for conflict over resources, images of Cold War-style geopolitical competition, and the nature of China's economic engagement with the continent. The report concludes by offering policy recommendations for U.S. and Army leaders concerned with U.S. security relationships with African states and with managing Sino-American relations in Africa. In particular, the report recommends that the United States should view China's sometimes-unfavorable activities in Africa in context and continue to seek opportunities to engage Beijing on mutual interests, such as defeating violent extremists, improving African infrastructure to promote trade and development, and encouraging economic and political stability on the continent."--Page 4 of cover