How the African Public Views China＇s Aid to Africa

As a vital part of China's foreign relations,China's aid to Africa has scored great achievements.Based on data from the Afrobarometer Survey in 2010 and data from the database of China's aid to Africa in 2000-2010 co-created by the US Center for Global Development and AidData,this paper dissects the macro-and micro-level determinants of the African public's perception of the effectiveness of aid from China through an empirical analysis.As descriptive statistics reveal,the African public has a highly positive view of aid from China despite country differences.According to our further analysis of a multilevel model,aid recipients with higher levels of democracy and economic development have a more favorable view of aid from China,while the size and sector of aid from China are not correlated with public favorability.At the micro-level,age,gender,education,race and media consumption are positively correlated with the public perception of aid.In conclusion,China must refocus its future aid programs on livelihood and welfare that directly benefit local people,rather than simply increasing the amount of aid.In delivering its commitments to Africa,China must also attach importance to public communication and "telling the China story " in its international affairs to improve its national image and gain more recognition by the African people.

China's Aid to Africa:Characteristics,Its Role and Challenges ahead

Started from 1956,China's aid to Africa has been playing a very significant role for strengthening Sino-African ties as a whole.Generally speaking,take "the reform and opening-up" policy started from late 1970s as a line of demarcation,China's aid policy to Africa can be divided into two periods in the half century.The driving force of China's aid policy before the line was to strengthen the diplomatic and political ties with African countries.The focus of China's aid policy after the line is to seek mutual economic cooperation and common development.Comparing with the Western approaches,the major characteristics of China's aid policy to Africa are mainly three:the aid is provided with no strings attached,and emphasizing on bilateral aid projects rather than multilateral system,strong focus on "hardware projects" such as physical infrastructure construction rather than "software projects" like research and capacity building.In general,China's aid to Africa has generated effective results and helped a lot for China's involvement in Africa.However,it is also facing new challenges at the moment and future.

A Study of China's Bamboo Project Aid to Rwanda

China,as the world's largest developing country,has long combined the common interest of the Chinese people with that of the people of all countries,and under the framework of South-South Cooperation,it has always provided assistance within its capacity to other developing countries. As an important component of aid to Africa,forestry plays an irreplaceable role in foreign aid. Currently,the forestry aid to Africa is gradually changing from the previous trading of resources to sustainable development and utilization of resources. Especially the implementation of Bamboo Planting,Processing and Utilization Project Aid of the Ministry of Commerce to Rwanda undertaken by China National Bamboo Research Center( CBRC),helps Rwanda and the entire east African region to achieve sustainable use of forest resources,improves local employment,provides a new path of development for China's forestry to " go out",and further strengthens the traditional friendship between China and Africa.

Research on Sustainability of China’s Economic Cooperation With Africa

Africa is one of the important polars in the current political and economic pattern of the world.This paper explores the problems in China’s economic cooperation with Africa from the perspective of Chinese-funded enterprises in Africa being pioneers and barometers in the cooperation,and researches sustainable development of China’s economic cooperation with Africa focusing on connectivity and integrating African characteristic.

Rethinking China's Soft Power Building in Africa

Sino-African relations have progressed significantly on the economic front over the past one and half decade ever since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation(FOCAC) in October 2000.For example。

Lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic response in China,Italy,and the U.S.:a guide for Africa and low-and middle-income countries

Africa can be"left behind"after other advanced continents recover from the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic as reflected by the global pandemic of HIV/MDS.In this paper,we summarize potentially adaptable,effective and innovative strategies from China,Italy,and the U.S.The purpose is to help African countries with weaker healthcare systems better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.China,being the first to report COVID-19 infection swiftly swung into anti-epidemic actions by the use of innovative risk communication and epidemic containment strategies.Italy and U.S.,the next rapidly hit countries after China,however,experienced sustained infections and deaths due to delayed and ineffective response.Many African countries responded poorly to the COVID-19 pandemic as evidenced by the limited capacity for public health surveillance,poor leadership,low education and socioeconomic status,among others.Experience from China,Italy and U.S.suggests that a better response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mrica needs a strong public health leadership,proactive strategies,innovative risk communication about the pandemic,massive tests and isolation,and scaling-up community engagement.Lastly,African countries must collaborate with other countries to facilitate real-time information and experience exchange with other countries to avoid being left behind.

CHINA＇S IMAGE IN AFRICA RESTS WITH CHINA＇S SUCCESSFUL STORIES IN AFRICA

China’s image in Africa depends on an‘African China success story’.First decade of the 21^(st) Century experienced a rise in efforts to cultivate public diplomacy among different nations to augment practices in bilateral relations.Public diplomacy has been mostly pronounced within the framework of soft power as a means of establishing appeal and grounding the likeability of one’s nation in foreign shores.China has been at the

Understanding China’s Role In Africa

China prepares for its future

Africa＇s Industrialization： Lessons From China

China＇s development over the past 30 years is undoubtedly the most remarkable economic developnrent story. A once poor rural society quickly transformed itself into a manufacturing powerhouse and created millions of jobs for its people in the process.

China’s Cattle Rearing on the Rise With Aid From the UN

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Aiding Africa’s Agriculture

WH EN 58-year-old Jiang Heping set his foot on African soil for the first time in 2006. he dreamed that one day rice and golden corn would boost the continent＇s food security, saving people from starvation and comforting crying children.

China’s Mining Sector an Opportunity for Africa

Overview of China＇s mining sector Although Africa is home to some of the largest mining deposits. China retains the title of the world＇s largest mining sector, It is a leading producer of minerals such gold. lead, zinc, coal, tin, iron and silver and the world＇s foremost producer of rare earths, accounting for over 90 percent of the global production. Ironically, China is also the world＇s top consumer of the,same minerals and often has to rely on imports to deal with the internal deficit. There is no doubt that the future success of the Chinese economy is dependent on the ability to secure long- term access to mineral and metal resources,

What Does China’s First International Import Expo Mean for Africa?

A significant amount of attention has been paid to the China International Import Expo （CIIE）, to be held in early November in Shanghai. It has been touted as an unprecedented opportunity for producers and exporters around the world to access the colos- sal Chinese import and consumption market. While China＇s intentions to reorient toward import and consumption-ted growth have been made clear,

China's Belt and Road Initiative: Incorporating public health measures toward global economic growth and shared prosperity

The unprecedented globalization of trade,travel,climate change,protectionism,and geopolitical populism,as well as pandemic health threats are no longer issues for a single nation.In the field of public health,China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) offers immense opportunities for partnership and collective actions involving multiple countries to combat globalization-linked infectious and/or chronic diseases,emerging pandemics,and outbreaks of potential threats to both laboratory information management systems and health information management.The national and global health challenges have increasingly proved that economic prosperity cannot be achieved when huge knowledge and capacity gaps exist in health systems.There is thus a need for public health initiatives aimed at strengthening the health systems beyond sovereign borders to influence global geo-economics.We highlight situational insights that offer approaches and strategies for increasing public health investment and capacity development in the countries along the Belt and Road,enhancing public and global health cooperation alongside participation in disease control and elimination,promoting public health governance and data sharing for pandemic threats,and building shared values and benefits in public health through Sino-African cooperation and the BRI.Our approach also examines the values of the China's BRI in relation to public health,projections and initiatives for increasing new investment and development capacity in public health systems,and enhanced public and global health cooperation and participation toward the BRI's framework and scope.

"Teaching to Fish"Rather Than"Giving a Fish"Is China Contributing to the Global Sustainable Futures?

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day;teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime".This proverb now becomes the slogan of China's international aid.This paper is based on my previous empirical studies on China's"donor logic"of aid.Rather than looking at the motives of Chinese aid and how it is challenging the Western ideas,this paper focuses on policy discourse and tries to seek the recent trends and knowledge transformations of China's international cooperation of education.

交通基础设施援建对非洲国家经济增长的影响研究

本文利用非洲17个国家2010—2019年数据,采用多时点双重差分方法,实证研究中国对非洲援建的6条铁路通车运营对非洲国家经济增长的影响。结果表明,中国在非洲援建铁路的开通运营能显著促进非洲国家经济增长,这一结论在进行了稳健性检验后依然成立。据此,中国应继续拓宽与非洲在基础设施建设领域的合作,推动中国铁路标准立足非洲,并考虑外部挑战,让中国工程走向世界。

“一带一路”背景下中非科技合作研究

作为中非新型战略伙伴关系的重要组成部分,科技交流合作有助于促进中非双方互惠互利,为中非合作开辟更为广阔的空间。随着“一带一路”建设不断推进,中非科技合作从农业技术逐步拓展到基础设施建设、生物医药和光通信等多个领域。文章运用政策分析的方法,重点梳理了2000年中非合作论坛成立后历届成果文件中的中非科技合作内容,总结了中非科技合作的趋势和特点,并针对“一带一路”倡议下中非科技合作存在的非洲政局不甚稳定、高精尖领域开展的科技合作较少、非洲部分科技管理人员决策能力较弱等问题,提出应进一步加强中非高层规划、政策的对接、加大非洲科技人才培养力度、加强在新兴领域的合作交流以及在更多国际多边合作平台上开展中非科技合作等对策建议。