China in Africa PDF

This work analyses the different levels at which Chinas presence in Namibia affects Namibias domestic politics and foreign policy from a constructivist viewpoint. Constructivist theory is used to examine the different perceptions of the Chinese in Namibia and how these inform Namibian politics and Sino-Namibian relations. These perceptions are formed at different levels of society in formal and informal relations, state-to-state, state-to-business, business-to-business and individual-to-group relations. The way in which perceptions of Chinese involvement in Namibia at the grassroots level of society differ from those at the top increasingly has an effect on domestic Namibian politics and, as such, Sino-Namibian relations.

9 Oct 2019 ... U.S.-Africa trade has dipped in recent years, while China is now Africa's biggest trade partner. The total value of Chinese investments and ...