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From Aid to Defense to Diplomacy, U.S. Engagement in Africa is Continually Framed Around China
The U.S. State Department appears determined to ensure that everyone knows its foreign assistance programs are very different from China's. Even though the State Department didn't mention the Chinese by name in either their tweet or the accompanying article, the multiple references to "some ...
Foreign Policy Elder Statesman Herman Cohen Explains Why China is “Not a Problem for the U.S.” in Africa
Former United States diplomat Herman J. Cohen is one of Washington's foreign policy elder statesmen. Ambassador Cohen served as the U.S. envoy to Gambia and Senegal in the late 1970s and then later as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in the George H.W. Bush ...
Pompeo’s Critiques of the Chinese in Africa Sparks Pointed Response From Beijing
Secretary Pompeo's comments on Africa were just one of several U.S. critiques that dominated much of Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian's regular press briefing on Friday. After responding to the Secretary's announcement that Washington would impose targeted sanctions against Chinese officials linked to ...
With an Eye on China, Europe Unveils New Africa Strategy
15 years after the European Union published its last strategy document for Africa, EU foreign policy leaders have come up with a new policy vision for the continent that officials unveiled on Monday. Officials say the "Comprehensive Strategy with Africa" aims ...
Reflections on a Week in Washington
I'm on my way back to Asia after having spent a fascinating week in Washington, D.C. meeting with key stakeholders in government, think tanks and NGOs who are all engaged in U.S. foreign policy towards both China and Africa. Everyone was so gracious with their time and ...
Yun Sun: Chinese Debt Fatigue in Africa Opens Opportunities for New Emerging Powers
Brookings Institution non-resident fellow Yun Sun writes today that the Chinese debt-led financing model in Africa may be starting to wear thin as a growing number of countries across the continent become increasingly concerned about repaying all those Chinese loans. "As ...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Annual Mystery Tour of Africa
What a snapshot of this moment in foreign policy: as China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi embarks this week on his annual tour of African countries, the Pentagon is publicly disagreeing with U.S. President Trump about exactly which Iranian sites might be targeted ...
A Conservative American View on U.S.-China-Africa Relations
There is a lot of confusion in some parts of the world, including Africa, as to what role the United States wants to play in the current international order. On the one hand, institutions like the State Department, Pentagon, and USAID maintain that Washington ...
The End of China's Non-Intervention Policy in Africa
For much of the past half-century, China differentiated itself from other major powers through its non-interference doctrine that dictated Beijing would not intervene in the domestic affairs of another country. And, for the most part, the Chinese have generally fulfilled ...
[AUDIO] Why Trump's "Nambia" Gaffe Is so Important to the China-Africa Narrative
U.S. President Donald Trump revealed deeper levels of ignorance about Africa than many thought possible during a luncheon speech this week to a group of African leaders. During his brief, 800-word speech, Trump twice mentioned the non-existent country of "Nambia." ...
China May Be a Lot of Things in Africa, but It’s NOT a Colonizer
One of the most durable narratives about the Chinese in Africa is that the PRC is now just the newest foreign country to colonize the continent. While the Europeans may have used brute force, according to this widely-held perception, the Chinese instead using money ...
[AUDIO] Why U.S. & Chinese Foreign Policy Are More Alike Than You Might Think
When Xi Jinping visited Donald Trump this week at the U.S. president's Florida estate for their first face-to-face meeting, many of the photos of the two leaders together conveyed a sense of awkwardness. After all, Trump represents a new generation of volatile, populist ...