ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE POLICY IN AFRICA: THE RIVALRY BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN
This paper aims to analyze the China and Japan rivalry on economic assistance policy in Africa using a qualitative method and national interest as the conceptual framework. The land of Africa has abundant reserves of natural resources, such as dense forestry and mineral resources which naturally wi...
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This paper aims to analyze the China and Japan rivalry on economic assistance policy in Africa using a qualitative method and national
interest as the conceptual framework. The land of Africa has abundant reserves of natural resources, such as dense forestry and
mineral resources which naturally will attract foreign investors. The first foreign investors in Africa were westerners. Within the grip of
their iron fists, Africa experienced a bitter history of slavery and colonialization. This rooted problem remains unresolved and causes
a significant political atrophy until this day, and has resulted in the incapability of the Africa nations to resolve their own respective
problems. Given such a state of affairs, these former colonies in Africa have always been longing for foreign assistance, especially
after the post-Cold War Era. Thus, the abandonment of former colonies gave the opportunity for the Eastern powers, such China
and Japan to establish a foothold in Africa, namely Japan with its Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD)
and China its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Through the TICAD, Japan emphasizes the importance of “Africa’s Ownership” in all its
infrastructure development cooperation initiatives. On the other hand, Chinese assistance can be characterised as indiscriminate, reciprocal, and non-interference in internal affairs. This paper suggests that both China and Japan have their own respective agenda on how to conduct diplomacy in Africa. They even share the same goals vis-a-vis Africa, which are economic and political domination and a keen interest in exploiting the available natural energy resources.
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| spelling | doaj.art-796fb95ec7bf4abeb8eff06a98a698322023-09-04T03:44:48ZengUUM PressJournal of International Studies1823-691X2289-666X2023-08-0119210.32890/jis2023.19.2.7ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE POLICY IN AFRICA: THE RIVALRY BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPANSigit Sigit0Nadya Carollina1Jefferson Winata Bachtiar2International Relation, Asia-Pacific Regional Studies, National Dong Hwa University, TaiwanInternational Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Christian University of Indonesia, IndonesiaFaculty of Social and Political Sciences, Christian University of Indonesia, Indonesia This paper aims to analyze the China and Japan rivalry on economic assistance policy in Africa using a qualitative method and national interest as the conceptual framework. The land of Africa has abundant reserves of natural resources, such as dense forestry and mineral resources which naturally will attract foreign investors. The first foreign investors in Africa were westerners. Within the grip of their iron fists, Africa experienced a bitter history of slavery and colonialization. This rooted problem remains unresolved and causes a significant political atrophy until this day, and has resulted in the incapability of the Africa nations to resolve their own respective problems. Given such a state of affairs, these former colonies in Africa have always been longing for foreign assistance, especially after the post-Cold War Era. Thus, the abandonment of former colonies gave the opportunity for the Eastern powers, such China and Japan to establish a foothold in Africa, namely Japan with its Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) and China its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Through the TICAD, Japan emphasizes the importance of “Africa’s Ownership” in all its infrastructure development cooperation initiatives. On the other hand, Chinese assistance can be characterised as indiscriminate, reciprocal, and non-interference in internal affairs. This paper suggests that both China and Japan have their own respective agenda on how to conduct diplomacy in Africa. They even share the same goals vis-a-vis Africa, which are economic and political domination and a keen interest in exploiting the available natural energy resources. https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jis/article/view/14849China’s BRIJapan’s TICADEconomic AssistanceAfricaEastern Powers |
| spellingShingle | Sigit Sigit Nadya Carollina Jefferson Winata Bachtiar ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE POLICY IN AFRICA: THE RIVALRY BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN Journal of International Studies China’s BRI Japan’s TICAD Economic Assistance Africa Eastern Powers |
| title | ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE POLICY IN AFRICA: THE RIVALRY BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN |
| title_full | ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE POLICY IN AFRICA: THE RIVALRY BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN |
| title_fullStr | ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE POLICY IN AFRICA: THE RIVALRY BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN |
| title_full_unstemmed | ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE POLICY IN AFRICA: THE RIVALRY BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN |
| title_short | ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE POLICY IN AFRICA: THE RIVALRY BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN |
| title_sort | economic assistance policy in africa the rivalry between china and japan |
| topic | China’s BRI Japan’s TICAD Economic Assistance Africa Eastern Powers |
| url | https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jis/article/view/14849 |
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