China in Africa

• China is Africa's largest trading partner - worth $300b
• China FDI going to Africa is worth $60b
• 1m barells a day going from Angola in Africa to China
• Neo colonialisation seen with Chinese labour being used for construction projects, which further supporter Chinese companies.

  • Ports, railway, airports.
• New railway from Luacano (Angola) to Chingola (Zambia) to transfer resources in the copperbelt
• Environmental impacts:

  • Increased poaching for Elaphents, Ivory , Rhino and tiger parts. Wanted for traditional Chinese medicine
• Environmental impacts:

  • Unsustainable mining practices
• Social impacts:

  • Tension due to unemployment (such as in Rwanda) as increase in Chinese businesses
• Social impacts:

  • Some new employement opportunities though
• Social impacts:

  • Access to cheap consumer goods - Hongda, phones. Allows people to work and get to school. Feedback loop
• Political challenges:

  • China trade with controversial governments such as Zimbabwe where it has sanctions from many western countries