ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts covered in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book argues that the Western way is not the best criteria for evaluating China-Africa engagement when considering the emerging power's new role as a donor. Instead, it attempts to establish a reasonable standard for a state being responsible in international society and employs five standards on China-Africa involvement to analyse China's responsibility in Africa, in terms of good governance, China's African policy, policy implementation, feedback from host countries, and comments from international society. In general, three factors have shaped China's responsibility in Africa at the policy level: China's Africa policy motivation, Africa's demands and international expectation. The book focuses on four case countries, namely, Sudan (South Sudan), Nigeria, South Africa and Ethiopia, which represented typical features of China-Africa relations, to test China's impact on the country and analyse the factors in Africa affecting China's ability to shoulder responsibility.
