Strategies of Sino-American Rivalry in Africa
From 2000 to Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22098159 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Earl Conteh‐morgan (0000-0002-5304-1039, University of South Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 265-278 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vestnik RUDN International Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2313-0660 • E-ISSN: 2313-0679 |
| Publisher | Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.22363/2313-0660-2021-21-2-265-278 |
| OpenAlex | W3175784498 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
In this article it is argued that Sino-American rivalry in Africa is based on competing strategies utilized by each power to enhance their interests and bilateral ties on the continent, as well to try and outdo each other in image projection and overall influence expansion. These strategies of rivalry and power enhancement revolve around promoting close military ties and transactions on the continent; the framing of the continent in the language of securitization and strategic importance; and the perennial utilization of discourse or narrative that frames the other as detrimental to the interests of African states. These strategies of containing the others power preponderance or influence have expanded to include what is now referred to as vaccine diplomacy on the part of China, and during the Trump Administration the raising of loud alarm bells of China trying to dispossess Africa through what could be referred to as the debt trap. The consequences of these competing strategies enhance the following: authoritarianism in some key African states; increased jihadism in some regions of Africa as a reaction to the presence of the two major powers on the continent; weapons implicated in state violence and war crimes; and less money available for development as a result of resources being diverted to militarization. The ongoing pandemic will add another dimension to the US - China rivalry as both powers try to project an image of being the most concerned about Africa on as it relates to combating the virus
Authoritarianism · China · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Militarization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rivalry · Sociology · Superpower · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Security and Public Health · International Development and Aid · Law
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Friends and Interests
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