China and Africa: Building Peace and Security Cooperation on the Continent

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This book investigates the expanding involvement of China in security cooperation in Africa. Drawing on leading and emerging scholars in the field, the volume uses a combination of analytical insights and case studies to unpack the complexity of security challenges confronting China and the continent. It interrogates how security considerations impact upon the growing economic and social links China has developed with African states. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction: Seeking Security: China’s Expanding Involvement in Security Cooperation in Africa (Chris Alden, Laura Barber)....Pages 1-10 Front Matter ....Pages 11-11 Africa’s Security Challenges and China’s Evolving Approach to Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture (Abiodun Alao, Chris Alden)....Pages 13-38 China’s Changing Role in Peace and Security in Africa (Chris Alden, Zheng Yixiao)....Pages 39-66 Developmental Peace: Understanding China’s Africa Policy in Peace and Security (Wang Xuejun)....Pages 67-82 China’s Development-Oriented Peacekeeping Strategy in Africa (Xue Lei)....Pages 83-99 On China’s Military Diplomacy in Africa (Shen Zhixiong)....Pages 101-122 China-Africa Cooperative Partnership for Peace and Security (Zhang Chun)....Pages 123-144 Front Matter ....Pages 145-145 China in International Conflict Management (Jian Junbo)....Pages 147-161 Sudan and South Sudan: A Testing Ground for Beijing’s Peace and Security Engagement (Daniel Large)....Pages 163-178 Lesson Learning in the Case of China-Sudan and South Sudan Relations (2005–2013) (Laura Barber)....Pages 179-208 China’s New Intervention Policy: China’s Peacekeeping Mission to Mali (Niall Duggan)....Pages 209-223 China and Liberia: Engagement in a Post-Conflict Country (2003–2013) (Guillaume Moumouni)....Pages 225-251 Security Risks facing Chinese Actors in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Wang Duanyong, Zhao Pei)....Pages 253-265 Front Matter ....Pages 267-267 Ethiopia, China, and the West (Aaron Tesfaye)....Pages 269-287 Beyond Symbolism: China and the African Union in African Peace and Security (Charles Ukeje, Yonas Tariku)....Pages 289-309 Comparing China’s Approach to Security in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and in Africa: Shifting Approaches, Practices and Motivations (Rudolf du Plessis)....Pages 311-331 China, Africa and the Arms Trade Treaty (Bernardo Mariani, Elizabeth Kirkham)....Pages 333-354 Conclusion: China and African Security: A Glimpse into the Future (Zhang Chun, Chris Alden)....Pages 355-370 Back Matter ....Pages 371-403