Chinese Foreign-Policy Actors in Africa

This chapter examines the actions of Chinese foreign-policy actors in Africa and has two aims: The first is to give an overview of China’s actions in Africa. The second is to identify the actors within the Chinese foreign-policy process whose actions have created the greatest source of discourse. To achieve these aims, the chapter is divided into two sections: The first outlines the historic development of Sino-African relations, illustrating the main events that have contributed to the current status. The second section outlines the current status of Sino-African relations. It highlights where different actors involved in the Chinese foreign-policy-making process have undertaken actions in Africa. The actors whose actions have created high levels of discourse will then be deemed to be the key actors in the Chinese foreign-policy-making process in terms of Sino-African relations.