China's Foreign Policy and Presence in Africa

Tema rada je vanjska politika Kine i prisutnost na afričkom kontinentu. U početku ovoga rada objašnjeni su moderni odnosi Kina-Afrika, kako su isti započeli, koje su ključne osobe i akteri koji su zasnovali moderne odnose. Opisan je pristup kineske vanjske politike ka afričkim zemljama, odnosno način na koji Peking razvija dijalog s vladama Afrike. U suštini, tiče se stava kojim Kina predstavlja samu sebe svojim „No approach“ angažmanom, a koji pobliže opisuje distanciranost Kine od unutarnjih pitanja afričkih država. Također, kako je kineska vanjska politika postala jedan od ključnih nositelja razvoja u Africi te kroz sustav pomoći i donacija stekla strateške partnere pomoću kojih se održava na globalnoj sceni. Središnji dio rada je baziran na tome kako Kina realizira kvalitetnu suradnju s afričkim državama. U pravilu, navedeni su podaci o razvoju trgovine i kojom dinamikom Kina ulazi u partnerstva s određenim afričkim državama. Kao jedan od ključnih strateških ciljeva u Africi jest potražnja za prirodnim resursima, stoga su napomenuti glavni izvoznici afričkih sirovina u Kinu, u kojoj mjeri se prirodni resursi izvoze u Kinu u odnosu na druga dobra te kamo odlazi većina kineskih investicija po pitanju rudnih bogatstava. A kako bi cijeli taj sustav efikasno funkcionirao, navedeni su primjeri infrastrukturnih pothvata koje financiraju i provode kineske kompanije. Temelji buduće suradnje Kina-Afrika su opisani u FOCAC-u. Završni dio rada je posvećen perspektivi kineske angažiranosti u očima afričkog življa, ali i pojedinih afričkih vlasti. Navedeno je i pitanje Tajvana, koje također nije zaobišlo Afriku, a jednako je doprinijelo oblikovanju odnosa Afrike s Kinom.The theme of the paper is China's foreign policy and presence on the African continent. At the beginning of this paper, modern China-Africa relations are explained, how they started, who are the key people and actors who founded modern relations. The approach of Chinese foreign policy towards African countries is described, ie the way in which Beijing is developing a dialogue with African governments. It concerns the attitude by which China presents itself with its "No approach" engagement, which describes in more detail China's distance from the internal affairs of African countries. Also, how Chinese foreign policy has become one of the key drivers of development in Africa and through the system of assistance and donations has gained strategic partners through which it is maintained on the global stage. The central part of the paper is based on how China realizes quality cooperation with African countries. In general, data on the development of trade and the dynamics of China's partnerships with certain African countries are given. One of the key strategic goals in Africa is the demand for natural resources, so the main exporters of African raw materials to China are mentioned, to what extent natural resources are exported to China compared to other goods, and where most Chinese investments go in terms of mineral resources. And to make the whole system work efficiently, examples of infrastructure ventures funded and implemented by Chinese companies are given. The foundations of future China-Africa cooperation are described in FOCAC. The final part of the paper is dedicated to the perspective of Chinese engagement in the eyes of the African population, but also of individual African authorities. The issue of Taiwan was also mentioned, which also did not bypass Africa, and equally contributed to shaping Africa's relations with China