China's Evolving Foreign Policy in Africa: A New Direction for China's Non-Intervention Strategy?

Abstract

This thesis analyzes China s foreign policy towards the African continent to identify and explain any potential shift away from China s previous non-intervention strategy towards African nations. China s economic relationship with the African continent has grown considerably during the last two decades and reshaped China s political relationship with the continent. Findings offer three main drivers economic interests, Western pressure, and African pressure compelling China towards a more interventionist role in the domestic affairs of African nations. Utilizing case studies from Mali and Sudan, this thesis aims to investigate how each driver changed China s non-intervention strategy and identify what a change in China s non-intervention strategy might indicate for its policies globally.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA619489

Entities

People

  • Steven Dorman

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Case Studies
  • Cold War
  • Continents
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Recreation
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Systems Analysis and Design