ABSTRACT
The sixth chapter critically analyses the growing role of China in different African states and asymmetrical nature of their interdependent ties in the context of the debates on imperialism. It argues that China has emerged as a viable alternative to traditional European countries in Africa’s quest for development in the context of globalisation. Tracing the Chinese policy after the spirit of Bandung of 1955, it shows how the growing involvement of China after the Tiananmen Square massacres of 1989 have drastically changed the landscape of politics in Africa. It also argues that in the pursuit of garnering mineral resources China has shown no qualms about supporting autocratic African political regimes. Further, it demonstrates how Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has been deployed as an effective instrument by China to enhance its overall presence in practically all the important spheres of human activity.
