Why is China in Africa?
This paper analyzes China's official financial flows to Africa by assessing 4 policies that could drive the financial flows. The paper finds that the Going Global Strategy is the primary determinant of official financial flows to Africa for the current phase of ChinaAfrica relations. The strate...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-552642020-11-01T08:35:33Z Why is China in Africa? Neo, Jackson Jie Sheng Li Ming Jiang S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory This paper analyzes China's official financial flows to Africa by assessing 4 policies that could drive the financial flows. The paper finds that the Going Global Strategy is the primary determinant of official financial flows to Africa for the current phase of ChinaAfrica relations. The strategy is a state-led effort by China to mould promising Chinese companies into multi -national companies. Africa is an unsaturated market with potential for Chinese companies to gain market share not available elsewhere. This is achieved by offering financing to Africa in the form of export buyer's credits, which are used to purchase goods and services from Chinese companies. The risks of expanding overseas for Chinese companies are mitigated, and this is crucial in helping them become multinational companies. As a result, Chinese exports to Africa are increased significantly. Master of Science (International Political Economy) 2014-01-07T06:53:13Z 2014-01-07T06:53:13Z 2013 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55264 en 62 p. application/pdf |
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This paper analyzes China's official financial flows to Africa by assessing 4 policies that could drive the financial flows. The paper finds that the Going Global Strategy is the primary determinant of official financial flows to Africa for the current phase of ChinaAfrica relations. The strategy is a state-led effort by China to mould promising Chinese companies into multi -national companies. Africa is an unsaturated market with potential for Chinese companies to gain market share not available elsewhere. This is achieved by offering financing to Africa in the form of export buyer's credits, which are used to purchase goods and services from Chinese companies. The risks of expanding overseas for Chinese companies are mitigated, and this is crucial in helping them become multinational companies. As a result, Chinese exports to Africa are increased significantly. |
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