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Harry G. Broadman - Africa\'s Silk Road China and India\'s New Economic Frontier (2007, World Bank Publications) - libgen.li
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• Cooperation in cultural exchange China will carryout exchange and cooperation programs with African countries infields of common interest,
especially human resources development, education, science and technology, medicine and health, civil service systems, the environment,
and disaster reduction Cooperation insecurity China will strengthen military cooperation with the continent through technological exchanges and training exercises.
In addition, China will work closely with African countries to combat transnational organized crime and corruption, and intensify cooperation on matters regarding judicial assistance, and extradition and repatriation of criminal suspects.
The paper’s release coincided with the visit of China’s Foreign Minister, Li
Zhaoxing to five African countries (Cape Verde, Senegal, Mali, Liberia, and
Nigeria). During the trip, Minister Li announced several new initiatives under the policy, including a $25 million interest-free reconstruction loan to
Liberia for the construction of hospitals, roads, and other infrastructure projects cancellation of some $18.5 million in Senegalese debt and other development efforts.
Source: World Bank Group staff.
a. The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence refers to the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity mutual nonaggression noninterference in each other’s internal affairs equality and mutual benefit and peaceful coexistence.
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South Africa, Africa’s largest regional economic power, is a natural FTA
partner sought by Asian countries. All major Asian countries are seeking FTAs with South Africa or with the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), of which South Africa is a member. However, the responses of South African domestic industries to some FTAs are mixed. South African mining companies welcome an FTA with China in anticipation of a future increase in exports to China, but local textile and clothing firms largely oppose the FTA, fearing losses due to their inferior competitiveness. While the fear of the South African textile and clothing industry is understandable, due to its currently high tariff of 20 to 40 percent on tex-
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