Abstract
Dear Reader, Discussion about Chinese investment very often limits itself to the areas that are capital intensive and thus can refer to impressive figures with regard to financial volume. Indeed, the resource-seeking drive for investment in Africa is strong, not least so for Chinese investments. There is, however, more to China-Africa relations than an exclusive look at big numbers would suggest. This issue of African East Asian Affairs | The China Monitor is dedicated to the next layer of interests in Chinese investments in Africa.
Highlights
The contributions to this issue of AEAA are on investments in agriculture, a culturally and politically very sensitive area of investment – with repercussions for food security in Africa, too
There is a hefty debate on the topic – with not too many examples of successful investments in this area by Chinese enterprises, as Philippe Asanzi argues based on field work he conducted in DRC
The investment in the financial sector was explored by Vanessa Eidt and she argues that economic motives prevail over political ones with a strong business drive in the acquisition of Standard Bank shares by Chinese ICBC.As a third contribution, CCS research fellow Dr Daouda Cissé has looked into one of the growth markets on the African continent: telecommunication
Summary
The contributions to this issue of AEAA are on investments in agriculture, a culturally and politically very sensitive area of investment – with repercussions for food security in Africa, too. There is a hefty debate on the topic – with not (yet) too many examples of successful investments in this area by Chinese enterprises, as Philippe Asanzi argues based on field work he conducted in DRC. The investment in the financial sector was explored by Vanessa Eidt and she argues that economic motives prevail over political ones with a strong business drive in the acquisition of Standard Bank shares by Chinese ICBC.As a third contribution, CCS research fellow Dr Daouda Cissé has looked into one of the growth markets on the African continent: telecommunication.
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