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China in Africa: a case study of ghanaian perceptions of China
Suvorova, Margarita
This thesis investigates China-Africa relations and a case study of public views of China and some elements of Sino-Ghanaian relations in Ghana. The research problem of this thesis is to understand how aspects like trade, economic cooperation, distant water fishing, Chinese migrants, and their involvement in gold mining in Ghana are viewed by selected groups of people in Ghana. In particular, it examines whether fishers and small-scale traders in Ghana view China and the aspects of relations positively or negatively based on semi-structured interviews conducted in Ghana. First, the thesis provides a comprehensive overview of Sino-African cooperation and international reactions to the current relations. Secondly, it describes Ghana and the links between China and Ghana and how the Ghanaians perceive the ties with China in general based on existing surveys. After that, the methodology and the research part with findings are presented. The results showed diverse views of China among the two groups and among the respondents within a group. The study results suggest each respondent’s occupation and personal experience form the perceptions. In conclusion, the key outcomes of the research are summarized and assessed.
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China and Africa: the partnership rediscovered and the implications for the European Union
Kopecká, Petra ; Adamcová, Lenka (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
China is becoming an increasingly important actor in international political and economic relations. The pace of Chinese economic growth triggers a progressively growing demand for natural resources. After launching the "open-door" policy in the Chinese modern history (which attracted the important sources of capital inflows), the Chinese government introduced a "go-out" strategy for the Chinese companies to integrate them into the global structures. This strategy has its direct impacts on developing countries, where the Chinese presence is apparent the most. China is cooperating with all of the developing regions; however, sixty-year long cooperation with Africa is outstanding in many ways. In this continent China has to encounter other traditional actors -- European Union above all, as Africa constitutes a centrepiece in European development cooperation policy. The aim of this master thesis is to describe the shape and evolution of long-term Sino-African relations into today's "strategic partnership", which is being regarded as "rediscovered" in this thesis, and to conclude with the implications for the EU policy. To achieve this, the thesis is divided into three chapters. First chapter deals with the theoretical basis for the shape of Sino-African relations, in broad terms of Chinese foreign policy towards developing countries. The second chapter looks onto actual, mainly economic and developmental, impacts of the Chinese "go-out" strategy on Africa. The thesis indicates the approach of the European Union to the rediscovered partnership.
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