Problem: Human Rights Violations in Sino-Africa Cooperation China’s increasing presence in Africa has been exposed to international critiques for human rights violations. Rampant land grabbing by Chinese companies, labor abuses in Chinese factories and farms, and China’s close bonds with authoritarian governments are three major problems that have become protuberant, impeding the progress of China’s “Going-Abroad” strategy in Africa. Take China’s footprint in the African agricultural sector, for example. According to Human Rights Watch in 2012, the agriculture investment contract between China and Ethiopia helped foment the legitimacy of the notorious “Villagization” program through which the Ethiopian government forcibly relocated …show more content…
As Chinese investments grow to be a major source of foreign direct investment in Africa , it accords with China’s long-term interest to improve Chinese investments’ humanitarian record in Africa and take up broader responsibilities for African development. There are two tendencies to explain why the Chinese government needs a redirection of Sino-Africa cooperation : a) Growing resistance to Chinese money has been proved by the increasing number of conflicts between Chinese companies and the local communities; cases are found in Kenya, Mozambique, just to name a few. b) The international public opinion has been pervasively depicting Chinese investments as a “neo-colonialism” in Africa, which is not completely true but has burdened China with diplomatic pressure on human rights issues.
As current Chinese policies towards Sino-African cooperation give tacit consent to humanitarian misconduct of Chinese entities and indiscriminately upper-level cooperation with some authoritarian governments, such a politically unsustainable strategy jeopardizes not only the reputation of Chinese companies but also the national image of China overseas. China’s long-term stance in Africa calls for a reform on China’s African policies.
Since the problems in Sino-Africa cooperation derive from the deficiency of Chinese African policy and the ineffective surveillance system from both inside and outside, our fundamental solution is to
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• Should Africa be wary of China’s continued investment across the continent? Who stands to benefit from this arrangement, and who stands to suffer?
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First, Africa was finally given a place in the international community because of New Imperialism. For hundreds of years, an entire fifth of the inhabited Earth was excluded from the world’s most important decisions. But because of New Imperialism, they were able to
In light of China’s reclamation projects in the South China Sea and the launching of the Asian Investment Infrastructure Bank (AIIB), the question beckons: ‘Is China leading?’ At the Fifth Annual
Before covering French’s experiences within Africa, it is important to address the two types of influence that China exerts over Africa. This influence or way of controlling their interests within the country is initially subject to a time period during the late 20th century where much of Africa’s foreign policy
Modern African states have various problems ranging from corruption, to armed conflict, to stunted structural development. Africa’s ongoing political instability and economic crisis have hindered the improvement of Africa. Thus, the lack of money, advancement in technology, and climate has hampered economic development. Despite European mistreatment and oppression African’s have endured hardships that have encouraged economy, education, and political
“The New Great Game: China and South and Central Asia in the Era of Reform” (2016) by Thomas Fingar. He described in his book that the growth of China has generated mixed reaction of elicited envy, admiration, and fear among its neighbors. Although much has been written about this, previous coverage portrays events as determined almost entirely by Beijing. Such accounts minimize or ignore the other side of the equation: namely, what individuals, corporate actors, and governments in other countries do to attract, shape, exploit, or deflect Chinese involvement. The New Great Game analyzes and describes how Chinese policies and priorities affix with the goals and actions of other states in the region. To explore the reciprocal nature of relations
Chain also exploit Africa's raw materials today, causing the value and money from the natural resources to go back to East Asia rather than say in Africa, further increasing the poverty. In an article in the Journal of Contemporary China by Joshua Eisenman titled “China –Africa Trade Patterns: causes and consequences.” Eisenman targets China’s economic growth and development that has been gained by the Chinese just from simply tapping into Africa’s market of resources. Due to the Chinese population, there is a high demand for natural resources in China. However, China’s fascination in poor African countries has resulted into anti-Chinese sentiment from African communities. For example, at a soccer game “fans chanting ‘Chinese go home’ rioted and attacked Chinese
The People’s Republic of China with a population 1.3 billion, is the third largest country in the world and has a land size of 960,000 square kilometres. It is a rapidly growing economy, with living standards being raised every year. However, human rights violations are still a part of daily life in some part of China and can still be seen in the present time. The most controversial issues include discrimination, right to live and not to be subject to torture, freedom of religion, opinion, to fair public hearing, rights to family and the right of movement. (The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China, 2003),(Infoplease, 2009)
To summarize Zedong’s views, he says, “We must treat these foreign materials as we do our food, which should be chewed in the moth, submitted to the working of the stomach and intestines, mixed with saliva, gastric juice, and then separated into essence to be absorbed and waste matter to be discarded” Although recognizing that foreign presence may not be ideal for the Republic of China, there must be some ideas, which China can take from to attach to their perceived ideals and form its own identity molded to the uniqueness of the Chinese culture. He uses this same analogy in regards to Marxism and says “it must not be applied subjectively as a mere formula.” Where Fenon deviates from Zedong’s ideology is he speaks less about the role of Western culture and more in the importance of rehabilitating forgotten ideas and puts the African nation’s cultures above all else with little to no compromise. Fenon states, “A frequent mistake, and one which is moreover hardly justifiable is to try to find cultural expressions for and to give new values to native culture within the framework of colonial domination.
Africa is an extremely vast land comprised of unimaginable wealth in natural resources, and an even richer history. Sadly its exiguous population, whom many believe to be the oldest in the world, is completely impoverished, underdeveloped and marred with limited and corrupt governance. The people of Africa have been the victims of cultural rape time and time again-by Arab slave traders, adventurous European explores who found that the African people are worth more than gold and forced them to pay with their soul, exploited by colonial “do-gooders”and ravaged by self-serving neighbors, just to name a few. Strategies of Western nations to help bring salvation to the African people from earth’s torture and misery, always seemed to fail. Therefore it’s hard to believe anyone in Africa had any hope left in them at all. For a good majority of African people China’s entry and immersion into their land couldn’t have come fast enough, yet there were many others, foreign and domestic whom only harbored suspicion, and doubt regarding their new colonizers and for good reason, history has not been kind. This essay will first explore the driving forces behind China’s immersion into Africa, next I will delve into explaining the differences in how Western nations and China are handling African problems. Next I will discuss the pros and cons of Chinas neo-colonization and conclude the essay with why I believe China is just a wolf in sheep’s clothing denying imperialistic objectives.
Ghana is gaining money from trading with China. They have gained $1.4 billion and 86.7 of their resources are going to China. Ghana has a lot of poverty, but also many places that are rich. Based on the ABC-Clio Solutions, China is 22.3% of the import partners. Imperialism in Ghana is different because some of the Chinese workers in Ghana are given negative attitudes and Cui Shoujun spent 3 months there investigating the workers. There are negative attitudes towards Chinese investment. In fact, views here are sharply divided. Ghanaian academics and government mostly welcome Chinese investment, believing it drives economic growth on the continent. But opponents point to negative factors such as political motivations, poor working conditions and a lack of respect for human rights, and this view is often expressed in the media. China is represented as not playing by the rules of the game and damaging Ghana’s economic
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has become more integrated and willing to cooperate within the global political and economic systems than ever in its history. However, there is growing apprehension in the Asia-Pacific region and the U.S. in regards to the consequences of rising in economic and military power in China. Descriptions about Chinese diplomacy in the policy and scholarly are less positive lately concerning China’s obedience to regional and international rules. There was little debate in the U.S. and elsewhere in regards to whether China was or was not part “the international community.” Scholars and experts in the early 1990s have contended