CHINA, AFRICA AND
FOCAC: THE TRADE AND
INVESTMENT DILEMMA
BY DR. BINOY KAMPMARK*
T
he third summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
continued to gather momentum as leaders gathered at the Great Hall of
the People in Beijing on September 3, 2018. The approach taken at this
gathering was not necessarily new from previous FOCAC summits, though
it was clear that the PRC had been listening. This was all pattern and plan, a
process long thought over in the halls of the Beijing politburo.
The focus had, previously, been on the selfl ess angle of Chinese foreign
policy, the marked contributions of an investment and trade policy without
strings while still pursuing a muscular presence on the African continent.
Freed of such conditions, the idea was seduction and conviction that would
enable China to have access to a continent while also emphasising the theme
of development.
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