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The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: The Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, held in November of 2006 helped to focus more world attention on the state of the African economy, which has seen far too many worries and failures and far too few successes. As the author states "It forced the West to focus on something new: Chinese aid and other forms of economic engagement were sharply on the rise in Africa. China was on a track to become the African continent's largest trading partner, outpacing Great Britain and the United States. Nearly 900 Chinese companies had invested in Africa by then (2002) – in factories and farms, retail shops and oil wells.

Source: Business and public administration studies

Author: Deborah Bräutigam

Institution: American University

Language: English

Topic: International Development and Aid

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2235310053

FWCI: 25.58

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Cited by: 48

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