Chinese politics in Subsaharian Africa: causes and impact

Abstract

The relationship between China and Sub-Saharan Africa is a perfectible strategic association that, until now, has yielded important results for both parties. The impact of the Asian giant’s growing and ambitious strategy, both on the economic as well as on the commercial fronts in at least 48 of the 53 African states, is steadily growing. This strategy is based on diplomatic principles that weaken the conditions of the Western international agenda and that constantly challenge the policies of the North, with whom China maintains a zigzagging attitude due to its dependence on the rest of the world. At the moment, the Chinese cooperation is presented to the African continent as an alternative to the Western efforts. Africa, with its important natural resources, is part of the new Chinese strategy.