This text is a part of the US-China Dynamics sequence, edited by Muqtedar Khan, Jiwon Nam and Amara Galileo.
In November 2021, Antony Blinken made his maiden voyage as Secretary of State throughout the Atlantic to have interaction with sub-Saharan Africa. His first cease was to Kenya, the place he met with President Uhuru Kenyatta to debate regional safety points, primarily violence, terrorism, and political transitions in Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia (Voice of America). After this two-day go to, he travelled to Abuja, Nigeria, the place he addressed the Financial Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS) and famous a few of Nigeria’s strengths—specifically the nation’s notion because the “Large of Africa,” its sturdy economic system, engaged civil society, and even its cultural affect by the worldwide diffusion of afrobeats music and its most notable culinary specialty—jollof rice. Lastly, in Senegal, Blinken reaffirmed the U.S.’ want to proceed growing the U.S.-Senegal friendship which was first established six a long time in the past, and he urged the nation to proceed modeling good governance and main progress on strengthening democracy and safety in West Africa (U.S. Division of State Press Launch). In keeping with Voice of America, the diplomatic effort by way of this multi-country tour was “aimed toward elevating America’s profile as a key participant within the area because it competes with China” (Voice of America). The efforts marked a transparent departure from the Trump administration’s obvious neglect of the continent.
Only a 12 months later in December 2022, the Biden administration continued to reveal this renewed dedication by internet hosting a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. This was solely the second of such occasions in U.S. historical past, the primary of which was executed beneath the Obama administration in 2014. Leaders from 49 African states attended the proceedings and engaged in dialogues on varied subjects related to the continent, a few of which included local weather change, meals safety, democracy and governance, human rights, and cooperation in house (Fabricius, 2022). Importantly, at this summit, the U.S. pledged to take a position 55 billion USD in Africa over the following three years (Bureau of African Affairs, 2023). Whereas enhancing the U.S.’ relationships with key gamers on the continent could also be strategically helpful in of itself, there’s clearly a better sense of urgency to reaffirm some long-lasting relationships because of the rising competitors imposed by China. The current chapter seeks to discover prospects for the long run U.S.-Africa-China nexus, and extra particularly, it would survey whether or not Africa will develop into a area of rivalry within the U.S.-China rivalry or whether or not it would current a chance for shared continental hegemony and strategic cooperation. I’ll first delineate the historical past of U.S. and Chinese language engagement in Africa, then define some key difficulty areas pertaining to Africa by which China and the U.S. might both cooperate or compete, and at last current my projections for the years to come back.
Historical past of U.S. Engagement in Africa
Previous to World Struggle II, america had little curiosity in partaking with the African continent (Cohen, 2020). As a result of it was colonized, Washington had scant impetus to speak with the African nations themselves—slightly, if there was battle or some particular curiosity, U.S. management would merely tackle the colonial powers (the British, French, and Portuguese). Up till this level, Africa was of little geostrategic curiosity to the States. Nonetheless, this modified throughout World Struggle II when america acknowledged the geographic significance of the continent and its necessity for sending provides from the West to the East. Along with the U.S.’ want for African airfields, of accelerating significance was additionally uranium oxide from Congo which American engineers used to develop nuclear weapons. This era marked the start of Washington’s recognition of the necessity for a real Africa international coverage technique.
After its successes in World Struggle II, Washington took an anti-colonialism stance within the mid-1900s and pressured the colonial powers to withdraw from African nations. Particularly, the Atlantic Constitution which was signed by the British and America agreed to a post-war order with no territorial aggrandizement, freer exchanges of commerce, disarmament, and a respect for the sovereignty of countries (The Atlantic Convention & Constitution, 1941). As anti-colonial pressures grew and it appeared that African nations have been getting ready for independence, present U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower acknowledged the necessity to develop a secure Africa coverage. The early post-African independence interval was characterised by experimentation with varied insurance policies and techniques. The Nixon administration centered totally on international points slightly than regional, so policymakers restricted bilateral help to Africa to 10 “focus nations” which confirmed potential for improvement (Workplace of the Historian). A change of tempo occurred with the Carter administration, when there was a strategic shift away from improvement initiatives to extra localized efforts addressing fundamental human wants. This included water tasks and well being initiatives aimed toward decreasing malaria and childhood diarrhea. Though these initiatives have been profitable, Carter’s general Africa coverage is broadly believed to have been unsuccessful (Geritz, 2017).
The Clinton presidency introduced renewed vitality to U.S.-Africa relations, particularly by the enactment of the African Development Alternatives Act (AGOA) in Could 2000. This act was purposed to extend financial ties between the areas by duty-free entry to U.S. markets, and its success has led to its renewal till the 12 months 2025. George W. Bush then launched a well being initiative in 2003—PEPFAR—to fight the AIDS and HIV epidemic. This was (and stays at the moment) the biggest initiative by a authorities to handle a single illness, experiencing bipartisan assist in Congress and immense success in stopping deaths in Africa. President Obama constructed upon the initiatives of his predecessors by addressing one other want on the continent—electrical energy—by the Energy Africa program which goals to carry 30,000 new megawatts to the continent and 60 million new electrical energy connections (USAID). One other notable achievement was the Younger African Leaders Initiative which targets rising leaders on the continent by public diplomacy efforts to offer training, coaching, and engagement with america. Cohen (2020) argues that the Trump administration was characterised by continuity together with his predecessor, Obama, regardless of makes an attempt in different areas to overturn the Obama-era insurance policies. One notable success was the United Nation Ambassador’s journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo the place Ambassador Haley efficiently persuaded the more and more autocratic President Kabila to carry multiparty elections. Moreover, the Trump administration launched the Prosper Africa Program which searches out alternatives for U.S. traders to make offers with African traders. Up to now, this program has seen 800 offers closed between the U.S. and African nations and an estimated $50 billion in exports and investments (Prosper Africa). Lastly, the Biden administration has courted the continent by internet hosting the 2022 Leaders Summit, rising diplomatic excursions within the area, and releasing a particular and concrete Africa coverage titled the “U.S. Technique towards sub-Saharan Africa” in August 2022.
In sum, the U.S. has meaningfully engaged with sub-Saharan Africa for over eight a long time. The areas of curiosity have predominantly included constructing financial relationships, addressing well being issues akin to malaria and AIDS, and facilitating improvement. Whereas there have been accusations of neglect towards Africa in earlier administrations, current actions by Biden’s diplomatic group counsel that the U.S. has reaffirmed its dedication to progress and improvement in Africa by support and mutual collaboration.
Historical past of Chinese language engagement in Africa
Sino-African relations started within the medieval interval, particularly by commerce by way of naval fleets who traveled to the Northeast coast of Africa (Shinn, 2019). Beneath the Ming Dynasty, mariner Zheng He voyaged across the Horn of Africa, giving items of treasured metals, porcelain, and silk, and receiving in return giraffes, ostriches, zebras, and different novelty objects (Tsai, 2002). Within the early 20th century, modern engagement in Africa was initiated by the event of a relationship with the South African authorities because of the excessive presence of Chinese language immigrants (Shinn, 2019). The primary years of the Mao Zedong period have been characterised by a preoccupation with home affairs and the event of the brand new Individuals’s Republic of China. Then within the Fifties, relations have been amplified by the signing of a number of bilateral commerce agreements (China-Africa Financial and Commerce Cooperation). A turning level occurred when Premier Zhou Enlai embarked upon a ten-country tour of the continent in 1963 and 1964, the primary Chinese language statesman to go to Africa. The aim of this journey was to develop diplomatic relations in addition to to “strengthen…leftward-leaning Afro-Asian solidarity,…counter the consequences of Soviet propaganda,…unfold a picture of China as a significant energy,… [and] acquire the first-hand information obligatory for formulating China’s coverage towards Africa” (Scalapino, 1964). Throughout this era, each help and international direct funding to the continent have been restricted because of the financial difficulties of the brand new Individuals’s Republic. It’s estimated that the entire quantity of support China despatched to Africa beneath Chairman Mao was the equal of two.4 billion USD, with the Tanzanian and Zambian railroad being the biggest challenge (Shinn, 2019). Sino-African financial engagement wouldn’t enhance till the Nineteen Nineties. The period of Mao was additionally characterised by a rise in Chinese language army help within the Nineteen Seventies, together with the coaching of African troopers—practically three thousand from 13 nations over the span of 1955 to 1979 (Shinn & Eisenman, 2012). The main beneficiaries of this help have been Cameroon, Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (previously Zaire). China offered army weaponry akin to plane, boats, tanks, and ammunition. In sum, the primary seven a long time of the twentieth century have been characterised by gradual progress in facilitating political, financial, and army ties between China and Africa.
Submit-Mao, Deng Xiaoping oversaw one other tour to Africa in 1982 by Premier Zhao Ziyang, a reproduction of the Zhou Enlai journey twenty years earlier which was purposed to substantiate China’s dedication to the continent. Throughout his voyage, Ziyang outlined the brand new Chinese language technique towards Africa based mostly on 4 ideas: equality and non-interference; extra impactful financial relations; a better number of tasks; and a rise in self-reliance (Xuetong, 1988). The transition to Jiang Zemin within the early Nineteen Nineties led to a notable enhance in high-level visits by Chinese language politicians to the continent, together with President Zemin’s visits to East, West, and Southern Africa (1996) and Prime Minister Li Peng’s go to to seven nations (1997) (Xuetong, 1988). This era was additionally characterised by the formation of the Discussion board on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in 1999, of which the goals have been to strengthen friendship and promote cooperation between the areas (FOCAC). Up to now, the group has hosted three main summits, the final of which was in Dakar, Senegal in November 2021. Hu Jintao’s administration was marked by a continuation of the initiatives of his predecessors—FOCAC, improvement support, and standard weapons supplying, with an enormous enhance in commerce from the equal of $10 billion USD to $180 billion USD in only one decade, overtaking the U.S. as Africa’s largest buying and selling accomplice within the 12 months 2009 (Shinn, 2019). Lastly, Xi Jinping has been accused of using an “aggressive” type of diplomacy, notably in Africa (Myers, 2020). His official platform for the area consists of enhancing political mutual belief and equality, deepening cooperation in worldwide affairs, strengthening monetary cooperation, rising expertise cooperation and knowledge-sharing, and selling peace and safety (China Every day). One other main technique has been together with Africa within the new Belt and Highway Initiative. This has been a profitable enterprise, with 39 African nations listed on the official web site as contributors (Risberg). Total, Chinese language engagement with Africa has far outweighed that of the U.S. China has traditionally centered on business transactions and high-level consideration so as to acquire belief and entry to Africa’s leaders and the continent’s helpful pure sources. Whereas it’s clear that the U.S. and China have been probably the most impactful actors in facilitating Africa’s development and improvement, it stays to be seen whether or not this continental dominance will result in cooperation or competitors.
Areas for Cooperation
Based mostly on an evaluation of U.S.-Africa and Sino-Africa relational historical past, the present international context, and the grand methods of every area, I suggest that there are 5 main areas by which the three areas might cooperate to attain frequent targets (some insights have been drawn from Sany & Sheehy, 2021). Within the current part, I’ll define every difficulty space and the explanations by which I submit that cooperation is feasible, if not going.
Local weather change
In keeping with NASA, “the consequences of human-caused international warming are taking place now, are irreversible on the timescale of individuals alive at the moment, and can worsen within the a long time to come back” (NASA). Local weather change is brought on by a rise in greenhouse gases akin to water vapor, nitrous oxide, methane, and carbon dioxide which block warmth from escaping the ambiance. This could have the impact of accelerated sea stage rise, disruption of precipitation patterns, droughts, floods, and intense warmth waves. Though your entire globe is affected by this phenomenon, it has been projected that sub-Saharan Africa is turning into more and more susceptible to local weather change, particularly by the specter of meals and water insecurity, inhabitants displacement, and fatalities and financial penalties related to excessive climate occasions (United Nations). Treiber means that international companions ought to work with African nations to create plans for carbon-neutral economies by 2050 (2021). He factors to collaborative focus areas as (1) methane seize, (2) new expertise pilots, and (3) inexperienced power minerals improvement. Local weather change is one difficulty space which there’s not solely a chance for collaboration, however an existential necessity.
Managing public well being crises
Traditionally, america has been the better investor in public well being applications. These have included native well being initiatives beneath the Jimmy Carter administration and the tremendously profitable PEPFAR program beneath George W. Bush. The U.S. has additionally partnered with varied African nations to fight malaria, cut back toddler and baby mortality, mitigate Ebola outbreaks, and distribute vaccines (Workplace of the Press Secretary). Alternatively, it has been extra contested as as to whether China’s well being help to African nations is impressed by altruistic or opportunistic motives (Lin et al. 2016). Whereas Beijing could not have developed as intensive of applications as america, China has supplied beneficiant assist within the areas of sending medical groups and health-related gear, providing scholarships, and coaching African medical personnel (Xinhua 2018). An in depth record of Chinese language well being help supplied since 2000 will be present in Desk 1 of Killeen et al., 2018. Fairly than working individually, China and the U.S. might mix efforts to handle probably the most urgent well being considerations—certainly one of which is the COVID-19 pandemic and the problem of vaccine distribution.
Mitigating terrorism
The exercise of rebel and militant Islamic teams in Africa has elevated prior to now a number of a long time. Boko Haram is one such group which primarily impacts Africa’s most populous nation—Nigeria. The terrorist group has killed practically 350,000 Nigerians and displaced three million residents since 2009, its final intention to overthrow the Nigerian authorities, destroy Western affect in Nigeria, and set up an Islamic state within the nation (World Battle Tracker). Al-Shabaab has additionally had a major presence in Africa, particularly East Africa, with the same mission to that of Boko Haram. These teams contribute to problems with displacement, meals crises, famines, and loss of life. Terrorism at massive is a transparent menace to the peace and stability of Africa. Whether or not China and the U.S. make use of a method of defeating these teams militarily or they promote higher governance and improvement as a way of mitigating terrorism, this is a matter which prices all three areas economically and in human lives. A better collaborative effort between the U.S. and China on this space would be the key to defeating wide-scale terrorist exercise as soon as and for all.
Selling peace and safety
The US has been the predominant contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations. Of the current 12 peacekeeping operations presently ongoing, half of them are on the continent of Africa (Western Sahara, Mali, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Sudan, and South Sudan) (United Nations Peacekeeping). Within the 2020-2021 interval, america contributed 27% of the finances for peacekeeping operations whereas China contributed 15% (United Nations Peacekeeping). Each nations are additionally a part of the United Nations Safety Council, suggesting that they’ve curiosity within the “upkeep of worldwide peace and safety.” (United Nations Peacekeeping). Peace and safety are paramount to the attainment of different targets in Africa, as there’s proof that battle stunts financial development, particularly by disrupting funding and commerce, destroying human capital, and inflicting everlasting losses of output (Newiak). The US and China are already working collaboratively, if not directly, by the United Nations Safety Council, nevertheless, the creation of extra localized joint safety applications could possibly be extremely efficient at stabilizing the notably unstable areas.
Improvement and infrastructure
Lastly, within the areas of improvement and infrastructure, China and america have already established themselves as key exterior companions. Asefa and Kai notice that “most of Africa’s developmental issues are brought on by home components that want native options, [but] there’s room for exterior companions to collaborate and to handle these challenges for mutual profit” (2021). The US has centered its efforts on bringing improvement by improved public well being infrastructure, making an attempt to advertise extra political stability, and fascinating in counter-terrorism operations, whereas China has approached the problem predominantly by infrastructure funding connecting African nations and cities. Whereas substantial progress has been remodeled the previous a number of a long time, better cooperation within the space of improvement and infrastructure-building must be thought of. A collaborative strategy might make the most of the U.S.’ power in humanitarian issues, China’s power in infrastructure and speedy financial improvement, and African governments’ contextual information of the simplest and environment friendly methods to attain improvement.
Areas for competitors
The aforementioned part illustrates that collaboration between China and the U.S. is certainly doable in a large number of key difficulty areas in Africa. Nonetheless, it’s indeniable that Beijing and Washington are opponents within the international enviornment, embroiled in a ‘nice energy competitors’ that can seemingly not attain a conclusion any time quickly. As China continues its aggressive diplomacy on the continent and the Biden administration recommits to deeper engagement in Africa, there are three predominant classes of affect by which competitors may emerge—economically, culturally, and politically.
Financial dominance
Maybe probably the most obvious—and sure—space by which China and the U.S. might compete for dominance in Africa is economically. Total, when it comes to international direct funding, america was traditionally the biggest exterior investor. This modified within the 12 months 2011 when China surpassed the U.S., and it stays the biggest international investor thus far.
China’s new Belt and Highway Initiative, launched in 2013, has develop into more and more regarding to its political rivals, together with the U.S. The Belt and Highway Initiative is the centerpiece of president Xi Jinping’s international coverage and financial improvement technique, and it’s modeled after the previous Silk Highway commerce routes which related China, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe (Jie 2021). It has been stated that, whereas China is using this challenge to broaden its financial and political energy globally, america is worried that “the BRI could possibly be a Computer virus for China-led regional improvement and army enlargement,” with former President Donald Trump expressing probably the most vocal opposition (Chatzky & McBride 2020). This infrastructure improvement consists of skyscrapers, railways, airports, and bridges, and it’s the projected completion date of 2049. Maybe probably the most vital challenge in Africa is the high-speed railway in Kenya which is able to run from Nairobi to Mombasa (Jie 2021). China has additionally funded a significant fuel pipeline in Nigeria and different tasks in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Mali, with a particular emphasis on coastal nations (16 within the West, eight within the North and East, and two in Southern Africa), which has created concern as as to whether China will exploit these ports for army functions sooner or later (Venkateswaran 2020). In keeping with China, solely 5 out of 54 African nations have refused to signal a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the BRI. This implies that China has gained immense energy and affect on the African continent by this international coverage technique.
A selected space by which battle could come up is over the problem of oil. In keeping with Klare & Volman, “Africa is the ultimate frontier so far as the world’s provides of power are involved with international competitors for each oil and pure fuel…turning into simply as intense—if not much more so—than the previous” (2006). In current a long time, america has beefed up its army support applications and offered weaponry, gear, and technical help to oil-rich areas akin to Nigeria and Angola so as to hold the steadiness in these areas and shield its belongings (Klare & Volman 2006: 299). There may be disagreement as as to whether China’s rising army and financial ties to oil-rich African nations is a menace to U.S. nationwide curiosity. This dialogue has subsided lately, nevertheless, with America’s rising oil independence. Nonetheless, entry to African economies and pure sources is of nice significance to each Beijing and Washington, and it might exacerbate tensions between the 2 areas within the years to come back.
Cultural dominance
Financial alternate is just one solution to construct relationships and deepen ties amongst worldwide companions. One other probably extra delicate technique is to construct tender energy, or a time period coined by Joseph Nye by which a nation has the flexibility to steer, slightly than power, by diplomacy, tradition, and historical past. Gentle energy arguably takes longer to develop, however it might pay dividends for generations by attractiveness and respect for a rustic’s traditions, tradition, values, and popular culture. China already enjoys a comparatively constructive notion amongst Africans. A 2014/2015 survey by Afrobarometer, a pan-African analysis establishment which gauges public opinion on varied subjects, discovered that almost all of respondents seen Chinese language affect in Africa positively (Desk 1). Solely 22% of practically 55,000 respondents reported holding detrimental views towards Chinese language affect. That is seemingly a consequence of President Xi Jinping’s current efforts to enhance China’s picture in Africa. In an interview, Afrobarometer’s CEO Joseph Asunka famous that information on america is comparable, and customarily, “each nations are seen in a significantly extra constructive gentle than former colonial powers” (2021).
Some particular methods by which China has labored to develop its tender energy and cultural affect in Africa within the 20th and 21st centuries have been by the promotion of Maoist doctrine throughout the Chilly Struggle in addition to instructional applications just like the Confucius Institutes (Haper, 2019). The latter has probably been probably the most influential. The Confucius Institute is thought to be one of many largest language and culture-promotion tasks ever, though it has been accused of aiding espionage and spreading propaganda (Li 2021). The acknowledged targets of the Institute are to advertise understanding of the Chinese language language and tradition, improve instructional and cultural cooperation, and develop friendships. Whereas many institutes have been closed lately in america and different Western nations akin to Australia, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, and Sweden, the Institute’s presence in Africa is alleged to be “regular and powerful” (Mattis, 2012).
The US has no equal to China’s Confucius Institutes in Africa. Nonetheless, the Division of State acknowledges the significance of public diplomacy efforts and consequently created the Younger African Leaders Initiative beneath the Obama administration. YALI is alleged to be “The U.S.’ signature effort to spend money on the following technology of African leaders” (“About YALI”). The initiative is comprised of three main parts: the regional management facilities—positioned in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa—by which contributors can obtain management coaching {and professional} improvement alternatives; the annual Mandela Washington Fellowship, whereby roughly 700 contributors (chosen out of about 50,000 candidates) get flown to america to management institutes across the nation for six weeks throughout the summer season; and at last the digital YALI community which permits younger Africans to attach with each other and acquire entry to free sources. It is a technique which can pay dividends within the years to come back by creating loyalty and establishing friendships with the African continent’s future leaders.
Each China and the U.S. have sought to extend their tender energy and cultural dominance in Africa by cultural exchanges and academic applications. Whereas every nation’s tender energy capabilities on the continent seem like neck-and-neck, this specific space of affect is vital as a consequence of its impact on the following doable enviornment for nice energy competitors—political dominance.
Political dominance
Due to China’s speedy improvement and unprecedented ascension as a significant international energy, growing nations want to the Beijing Consensus in its place path to reaching financial and political stability. Beijing’s mannequin of ‘authoritarian capitalism’ poses a menace to worldwide norms of liberal democracy being the perfect political system (Kurlantzick, 2013). American politicians fear that “China is enjoying an more and more influential position on the continent of Africa, and there’s concern that the Chinese language intend to help and abet African dictators…and undo a lot of the progress that has been made on democracy and governance within the final 15 years in African nations” (quote by Consultant Christopher Smith of NJ referenced in Klare & Volman, 2006, p. 305).
The US has poured time, materials sources, diplomatic efforts, and manpower into stabilizing African governments and selling democracy on the continent. There’s a rising concern that China’s financial success and relative political stability are proof that there’s one other path by which growing nations can obtain financial development and evade transitions to democracy. This can be an space of rivalry between Beijing and Washington within the coming years. Fortunately, democracy stays the popular type of authorities for many Africans (Desk 2). Nonetheless, it will likely be fascinating to see how public assist for democracy adjustments over time as China continues its diplomatic efforts on the continent.
Concluding Remarks
It’s unattainable to seize all of the nuances of the U.S.-Africa-China nexus in a single net sequence submission, nevertheless my hope is that the reader has gained perception into a number of key areas to observe within the years forward to find out whether or not shared hegemony is certainly doable. Within the current paper, I’ve examined local weather change, combatting terrorism, managing public well being crises, selling peace and safety, and improvement and infrastructure as 5 doable areas for cooperation between China and the U.S. in Africa. Alternatively, quests for financial, cultural, and political dominance on the continent current potential arenas for battle.
My remaining prognosis is that competitors would be the almost definitely situation within the coming a long time. As Africa’s inhabitants expands to twice its present quantity by 2050, as regional powers akin to South Africa and Nigeria develop in stature within the worldwide enviornment, and as pure sources develop more and more scarce elsewhere across the globe, the battle for affect on this important area will inevitably intensify. I imagine that competitors will outcome for 2 main causes: (1) China and the U.S.’ basically completely different worth methods; and (2) the grand methods of every nation preclude significant cooperation. Within the first occasion, the U.S. authorities purportedly stands for liberty, democracy, and human rights, whereas the Chinese language authorities values communism and authoritarian ideas whereas arguably neglecting human rights considerations. When it comes to grand technique, it’s largely unknown as as to whether China in the end needs international hegemony, whether or not it merely needs international financial dominance, or whether or not it needs a brand new multipolar world order alongside the U.S., Europe, and different main worldwide gamers (Owen 2019). My private opinion is that China’s habits factors to the previous—that Beijing seeks to exchange the U.S. because the foremost international energy. Alternatively, I imagine the U.S.’ grand technique is to maintain China down so as to keep its standing because the world’s primary. If so, this elementary wrestle could prohibit participation in mutually helpful cooperative tasks on the African continent. After all, it could be remiss to view this as a zero-sum situation. Whereas competitors would be the default mode of interplay inside this U.S.-Africa-China nexus, it might very nicely be the case that the U.S. and China could come collectively in a single or two vital areas. For instance, with the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2 nations might accomplice to assist distribute vaccines to Africa extra shortly and effectively. Whereas there could also be competitors in most areas, that doesn’t imply that there can’t be some stage of cooperation in others.
In sum, I agree with Judd Devermont’s assertion that “us-vs-them ultimatums” must be prevented (quoted in Smith, 2019). These ultimatums could flip Africans off fully from any form of engagement with both China or the USA and lead them into extra preparations with different rising powers akin to Russia and India. I additionally imagine it’s vital to account for African company on this dialog. Fairly than being a passive chessboard on which China and the U.S. wage their geopolitical recreation, African governments have management over who has entry to what and when. The priorities of the African folks have to be accounted for, and the continent can’t be used a pawn, because it so typically has been earlier than. African leaders should keep away from exploitative agreements and give attention to collaborative and mutually helpful partnerships that aren’t laden with hidden prices and future financial burdens. The African continent is an immensely helpful area, and its relationship with China and the U.S. will seemingly assist form world occasions within the years to come back.
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