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Redefining foreign policy impulses toward Africa: the roles of the MFA, the MOFCOM and China Exim Bank
Die Neudefinierung ausländischer Politikimpulse in Bezug auf Afrika: die Rolle des Außenministeriums, des Handelsministeriums und der chinesischen Exim-Bank
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Abstract It has long been recognised that the actors involved in crafting and implementing China's foreign policy are not always in agreement. This paper argues that the prioritisation of commercial outreach over purely political objectives in Africa has led to a shift in influence from the Ministry of Forei... view more
It has long been recognised that the actors involved in crafting and implementing China's foreign policy are not always in agreement. This paper argues that the prioritisation of commercial outreach over purely political objectives in Africa has led to a shift in influence from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM). To that end, the paper examines the rising prominence of China Exim Bank's concessional loans as a foreign policy instrument in Africa along with the process through which they are negotiated and implemented. Using the case of Angola, this paper shows how despite formal institutional equality, the MOFCOM is playing a far more influential role than the MFA is in defining the direction of China's foreign policy toward Africa.... view less
Keywords
loan; foreign policy; interest orientation; Angola; Asia; foreign trade; Africa; Southern Africa; export policy; pressure-group politics; economic policy; bank; economic relations; China
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
foreign policy; Exim Bank; MOFCOM
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 61-90
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 40 (2011) 4
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works