The tenuous hold of China Inc. in Africa

Bates Gill; James Reilly

doi:10.1162/wash.2007.30.3.37

The tenuous hold of China Inc. in Africa

Bates Gill^*, James Reilly

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Although China's Africa strategy has yielded an impressive slate of successes recently, a closer inspection suggests a fundamental underlying problem: it depends on an increasing number of bureaucratic principals and corporate agents whose contradictions are likely to increase.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-52
Number of pages	16
Journal	Washington Quarterly
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1162/wash.2007.30.3.37
Publication status	Published - Jun 2007
Externally published	Yes

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