n African Renaissance - From the publisher

Abstract

In the July/August edition of the journal, we focused on China-Africa relations in what Chinese diplomats like to call the 'new period' - a euphemism for a period of its emergence as a great economic power. We posed and sought answers to a number of critical questions : Will China's desire to find markets for its goods lead to policy options that will do for the continent what decades of the West's engagements have so far failed to achieve? Are the Chinese merely using Africa to test their goods as some cynics insist? Can Africa capitalise on any 'beautiful bride' status to win concessions from its suitors?