Hidden dragon, crouching lion : how China's advance in Africa is underestimated and Africa's potential underappreciated / David E. Brown.
| Author/creator | Brown, David E. |
| Other author | Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2012] |
| Description | 1 online resource (x, 114 p.) |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo29901 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Strategic Studies Institute monograph SSI monograph. ^A1041782 |
| Contents | Summary -- Pt. I. China leads the developing world in fostering economic ties to Africa. The hidden dragon : China's main interests in Africa and place in the world -- Africa : aiding China's peaceful rise as a superpower -- Other BRICs and the developing world also interested in Africa -- Ten years of successful Africa-China trade : the dragon flies more swiftly than the eagle -- China's foreign direct investment in Africa : large, but estimates differ -- Pt. II. Major questions in the China-Africa economic relationship. Why did China choose to expand its economic ties to Africa? -- The push with China : 1993 shift to oil importer leads to linkage of aid/trade; 2001 WTO accession leads to "going-out" policy -- Factors in China's success in rapidly expanding economic ties with Africa -- Are Africa's new debts to China sustainable? -- Will Africa be able to industrialize because of or despite China? -- China is not a monolith : impact of nonstate Chinese actors on Africa -- Official China recognizes damage in Africa caused by poor corporate citizens -- African civil society acts to constrain poor Chinese behavior, but muzzled Chinese civil society cannot lobby Beijing for change -- The Chinese diaspora : latest large wave impacting Africa -- Pt. III. China's strategic ties to Africa : oil, minerals, and agriculture. China and oil diplomacy in Africa -- China's strategic trade in metals and minerals in Africa : implications for the United States -- China, Africa, and agriculture : food as the next strategic asset? -- Pt. IV. U.S. responses to China in Africa. Potential for U.S.-China cooperation in Africa : limited and constrained by Beijing -- Conclusion : recommendations for U.S. policymakers. |
| General note | "September 2012." |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-114). |
| Source of description | Title from title screen (viewed September 17, 2012). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Brown, David E. (David Edward). Hidden dragon, crouching lion |
| GPO item number | 0307-A-31 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | D 101.146:C 44/14 |