The China-Africa relationship has so far largely been depicted as one in which the Chinese state and Chinese entrepreneurs control the agenda, with Africans and their governments as passive actors exercising little or no agency. This volume examines the African side of the relation, to show how African state and non-state actors increasingly influence the China-Africa partnership and, in so doing, begin to shape their economic and political futures. The influx of public and private sector Chinese actors across the African continent has led to a rise of opportunities and challenges, which the volume sets out to examine. With case studies from Nigeria, Angola, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Zambia, and across the technology, natural resource, manufacturing, and financial sectors, it shows not only how African realities shape Chinese actions, but also how African governments and entrepreneurs are learning to leverage their competitive advantages and to negotiate the growing Chinese presence across the continent.
Acknowledgments Preface Introduction
Part I: African State Agency Chapter 1: China-Africa Trade Patterns: Causes, Consequences, and Perceptions Joshua Eisenman
Chapter 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Agency-as-corruption and the Sino-Nigerian Relationship Ian Taylor
Chapter 3: China and the Shaping of African Information Societies Iginio Gagliardone
Chapter 4: Understanding Angolan Agency: The Luanda-Beijing Face-off Lucy Corkin
Chapter 5: Ethiopia: Towards a Foreign Funded 'Revolutionary Democracy' Aleksandra W Gadzala
Part II: African Agency Beyond the State Chapter 6: Making Space for African Agency in China-Africa Engagements: Ghanaian and Nigerian Patrons Shaping Chinese Enterprise Ben Lampert and Giles Mohan
Chapter 7: Racialization as Agency in Zambia-China Relations Barry Sautman
Chapter 8: #MadeinAfrica: How China-Africa relations take on new meaning thanks to digital communication Mark Kaigwa and Yu-Shan Wu
Chapter 9: Afro-Chinese Cooperation: The Evolution of Diplomatic Agency Calestous Juma
Bibliography Contributor Biographies Index
Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part I: African State Agency Chapter 1: China-Africa Trade Patterns: Causes, Consequences, and Perceptions Joshua Eisenman Chapter 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Agency-as-corruption and the Sino-Nigerian Relationship Ian Taylor Chapter 3: China and the Shaping of African Information Societies Iginio Gagliardone Chapter 4: Understanding Angolan Agency: The Luanda-Beijing Face-off Lucy Corkin Chapter 5: Ethiopia: Towards a Foreign Funded 'Revolutionary Democracy' Aleksandra W Gadzala Part II: African Agency Beyond the State Chapter 6: Making Space for African Agency in China-Africa Engagements: Ghanaian and Nigerian Patrons Shaping Chinese Enterprise Ben Lampert and Giles Mohan Chapter 7: Racialization as Agency in Zambia-China Relations Barry Sautman Chapter 8: #MadeinAfrica: How China-Africa relations take on new meaning thanks to digital communication Mark Kaigwa and Yu-Shan Wu Chapter 9: Afro-Chinese Cooperation: The Evolution of Diplomatic Agency Calestous Juma Bibliography Contributor Biographies Index
