china-africa relations

276 Pages·2013·1.67 MB·English

CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS
GOVERNANCE, PEACE AND SECURITY
Editors
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe and Liu Hongwu

CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS
GOVERNANCE, PEACE AND SECURITY
Editors
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe and Liu Hongwu
Copyright © 2013 Institute for Peace and Security Studies (Addis Ababa
University) and Institute of African Studies (Zhejiang Normal University)
Printed in Ethiopia
All rights reserved. The views expressed in this book are those of the
authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institutes.
ISBN 978-99944-981-1-6
Preface
Relations between China and Africa have been gathering pace and getting depth
since a couple of decades ago. In the wake of the 21st century, China-Africa ties have
been further cemented in both the political and economic spheres. Both Africa and
China have been enthusiastic working toward a strategic and sustained partnership.
Both sides have been working towards making their relationships a genuine South-
South cooperation benefiting their long-term interests. While work of cementing
this partnership is ongoing, the coming decades will be decades of more challenges
and opportunities when seen from this perspective. Identifying the right path for
a genuine South-South relationship and promoting effective communication and
understanding around common interests is therefore an intellectual challenge in the
relationships in the coming decades.
Scholarship plays an indispensable role to strengthen the relationship. Actors in
China need a better understanding of the needs, expectations and social psyche of
Africans and identify the right approach to promote the long-term interests of China.
By the same token Africa needs to clearly articulate its long term interests in its
relationship with China and cautiously evaluate the alternative provided by China so
that it can make an informed choice for the benefit of its people. It is only through
the support of cutting-edge research that correct policies for a genuine South-South
relationship could be defined and pursued.
It is with this understanding that the Zhejiang Normal University (ZNU) took
the initiative to establish the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum (CATTF) upon
the approval of Chinese and African leaders within the context of the Forum on
China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The CATTF has been formed to serve as a
high-end platform for academic exchanges and ideological dialogue between China
and Africa. While sticking to the governing tenets of Civil Initiative, Government
Support, Frank Dialogue and Consensus Building, CATTF aims to promote academic
research, boost mutual understanding, and expand Sino-African consensus.1 We are
looking to generate policy recommendations for the sustainable development of
Sino-African relations in this new era of cooperation, to benefit the Chinese and
African people.
1 Zhou Lei, Ri Yao, Meng Yong, Mi Xue, Xu Zhenghong, China-Africa Think Tanks: The Way Ahead,
Africa Magazine Date, http://www.focac.org/eng/xsjl/t894943.htm
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The CATTF enjoys recognition and support from the Chinese government and
institutions, as evidenced by the acknowledgement accorded to the crucial role of
CATTF in Sino-African cultural exchange at the 5th FOCAC Ministerial Meeting by
President Hu Jintao. The Beijing Action Plan (2013-2015), furthermore, recognizes
that the CATTF has created a new pattern of interactions and exchanges between
the academia of China and Africa, and pledges to institutionalize the Forum and
promote the building of long-term and stable cooperation between the academia of
China and African countries.2
The 1st meeting of the CATTF was held, as a sideline event of the 8th Senior Officials
Meeting of the FOCAC, in Hangzhou and Jinhua of east China’s Zhejiang Province
in October 2011. The meeting was widely praised and acknowledged for its open
atmosphere and academic output.3 The 2nd Meeting of the CATTF was co-hosted by
the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of Addis Ababa University (AAU)
and the Institute of African Studies (IAS) of ZNU on 12-13 October 2012 in Bishoftu,
Ethiopia. The event was attended by more than 100 officials and scholars from 15
countries (in alphabetical order: Belgium, Britain, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France,
Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, United States, Zambia,
Zimbabwe), and representatives from the African Union Commission (AUC), the
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Chinese and African
think tanks, and other regional organizations. Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Education, Demeke Mekonnen, Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province
Zheng Jiwei, Chief of Staff of the General Office of the UNECA Adeyemi DipeiLu,
Director-General of the African Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Lu
Shaye, Ambassador of China to Ethiopia Xie Xiaoyan, President of Addis Ababa
University Admasu Tsegaye, Secretary of the Party Committee of Zhejiang Normal
University Chen Dexi attended the opening ceremony and delivered keynotes
speeches.
2 The fifth Ministerial Conference of The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Beijing Action Plan
(2013-2015): 6.4.2 The two sides noted the holding of the first FOCAC Think Tanks Forum on the
sidelines of the eighth FOCAC Senior Officials Meeting in Hangzhou in 2011 and its results and
believed that the forum created a new pattern of interactions and exchanges between the academia
of China and Africa. The two sides agreed to institutionalize the forum and promote the building of
long-term and stable cooperation between the academia of China and African countries. http://www.
focac.org/eng/ltda/dwjbzjjhys/hywj/t954620.htm
3 http://www.focac.org/chn/xsjl/t880275.htmth
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Held under the main theme: Chinese and African Common Interests: Current
Issues and Future Perspectives on Governance, Peace and Security, 48 papers were
presented and debated in four breakaway groups on the first day of the meeting. The
second-day session discussed the summary of the breakaway groups’ reports. The
conference also discussed some forward looking issues and agreed on the need of
continuing such dialogue around China-Africa relationships.
After the meeting, participants visited the Eastern Industry Park at Dukem and the
new African Union building complex constructed with China’s assistance. All these
activities deepened the understanding between China and Africa and enhanced the
cooperation between the academia of China and African countries.
This edited volume contains about half of the papers presented during the 2nd Meeting
of the CATTF. The papers benefitted from the deliberations, debates, critiques and
idea exchanges of the meeting, and as such serve as a reflection of the positive result
of the 2nd Meeting of the CATTF. It is the firm belief of the IAS and IPSS that this
book is invaluable for students and scholars of China-Africa relations, governments,
policy makers, businesspeople, higher learning institutions, NGOs, CSOs and other
interested organizations and individuals. The IAS and IPSS hope the readership find
the contents of this book insightful, informative and critical.

Liu Hongwu Mulugeta Gebrehiwot
Director, IAS Director, IPSS
ZNU, China AAU, Ethiopia
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Acknowledgements
This volume holds a selection of papers presented during the 2nd Meeting of the
China-Africa Think Tanks Forum (CATTF), which was co-hosted by the Institute
of African Studies (IAS, Zhejiang Normal University) and the Institute for Peace
and Security Studies (IPSS). Our thanks goes both to the Embassy of China in
Ethiopia and the Addis Ababa University for facilitating and creating the partnership
environment which made the event a success leading to the publication of this
volume. We also thank the IAS for co-financing the Forum.
Preparation and follow up of the call for papers, development of the selection criteria,
creation of the selection panel and completion of the selection of abstracts were
organized by Fana Gebresenbet and Getachew Zeru. Fana was also instrumental in the
whole process of completing this book including the further selection of articles for
publication and organization and follow up of the editorial process. We acknowledge
his diligence and dedication in steering the process for bringing this book together.
Organization of the Forum was superbly done by the Operations Team of IPSS,
headed by the meticulously diligent Helen Yosef. Xiao Yuhua has also taken part in
the organization of the Forum representing the IAS. We would like to acknowledge
and thank him for liaising smoothly between the two Institutes, and making the
partnership a fruitful one. In addition to deploying the Operations and IT teams of
the IPSS, Helen was assisted by a number of individuals during the organization and
running of the conference. We would like to thank the following individuals for their
support (in alphabetical order): Dawit Yohannes, Dereje Seyoum, Getachew Zeru,
and Seble Mulugeta.
We thank Ms. Judy Wall for her excellent language editing, making the papers easily
readable.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the authors of the papers for
bearing with us during the long editorial process as well as for their unreserved
responses to our, sometimes hair-splitting, comments and corrections.
We hope that their and our efforts have paid off and that you will find this book
interesting, informative and useful in your future engagements.
The Editors
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Table of Contents
Preface ...................................................................................................... iii
Acknowledgments .................................................................................... vi
Introduction
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe ..................................................................................... 1
Section I: Dealing with Africa’s Peace and Security Challenges: The
Non-Interference Principle of China
China’s Evolving Policy towards Peace and Security in Africa:
Constructing a new paradigm for peace building?
Chris Alden and Dan Large ................................................................................ 16
Africa and China’s Non-Interference Policy: Towards Peace
Enhancement in Africa
Admore Mupoki Kambudzi ................................................................................. 29
The Non-interference Dilemma: Adapting China’s Approach to the
New Context of African and International Realities
Zhongying Pang .................................................................................................. 46
China and UN Peacekeeping Operations in Africa
Kay Mathews ...................................................................................................... 55
Section II: China-Africa Economic Relations: Challenges and
Opportunities
Fostering African Development, Governance and Security through
Multilateral Cooperation between China and Western Donors: The
Case of the China-DAC Study Group
Anna Katharina Stahl ......................................................................................... 74
Booming Sino-Maghreb Economic Relations: Incentives for a New
European Partnership
Thierry Pairault .................................................................................................. 97
China’s Global Role in the East African Oil and Gas Bonanza
Ross Anthony ...................................................................................................... 114
The Corporate Social Responsibility of Chinese Oil Companies
in Nigeria: Implications for the Governance of Oil Resources
Wang Xuejun ....................................................................................................... 128
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China-Africa Relations
Evading Punishment: An Analysis of Zimbabwe-China Relations
in an age of Sanctions
Ronald Chipaike and Lawrence Mhandara ........................................................ 146
Section III: China-Africa Political and Economic Relations: Cases
from Eastern, Southern and West Africa
Analysing China’s Contribution to Peace in the North and South
Sudan Conflict: Pre and Post Comprehensive Peace Agreement
(CPA)
Getachew Zeru and Dawit Yohannes .................................................................. 166
Chinese Investment and African Peace and Security: The Case of
Ethiopia
Yejoo Kim ............................................................................................................ 181
China: A Critical Factor in Zimbabwe’s Political Crisis and its
Solutions
Charity Manyeruke, Shakespear Hamauswa and Aaram Gwiza ........................ 195
Chinese Investment in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges for
Peace and Security in Zimbabwe
Lawrence Mhandara and Ronald Chipaike ........................................................ 211
Governance and Security Challenges Associated with China-
Nigeria Trade and Investment Relations1
Adeolu O. Adewuyi and T. Ademola Oyejide ...................................................... 227
Conclusion
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe and Liu Hongwu ............................................................ 250
Short Biographies of Authors ................................................................. 255
Index ......................................................................................................... 260
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