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 wil...

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Main Authors: Sigit, Sigit, Carollina, Nadya, Bachtiar, Jefferson Winata
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Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia Press 2023
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https://doi.org/10.32890/jis2023.19.2.7
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https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jis/article/view/14849
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spelling my.uum.repo.301592023-12-27T09:36:40Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/30159/ Economic Assistance Policy in Africa: The Rivalry Between China and Japan Sigit, Sigit Carollina, Nadya Bachtiar, Jefferson Winata JZ International relations 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. Universiti Utara Malaysia Press 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/30159/1/JIS%2019%2002%202023%20189-214.pdf Sigit, Sigit and Carollina, Nadya and Bachtiar, Jefferson Winata (2023) Economic Assistance Policy in Africa: The Rivalry Between China and Japan. Journal of International Studies (JIS), 19 (2). pp. 189-214. ISSN 1823-691X https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jis/article/view/14849 https://doi.org/10.32890/jis2023.19.2.7 https://doi.org/10.32890/jis2023.19.2.7
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Economic Assistance Policy in Africa: The Rivalry Between China and Japan
description 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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author Sigit, Sigit
Carollina, Nadya
Bachtiar, Jefferson Winata
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Bachtiar, Jefferson Winata
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title 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_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_sort economic assistance policy in africa: the rivalry between china and japan
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