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January 2007

Bates Gill Looking behind the hype, China faces a host of challenges in pursuing its Africa strategy and has yet to put the necessary systems in place

Quite simply, the diplomatic face time in Beijing masked a string of difficult policy issues created by growing Chinese involvement in Africa. How the country addresses these challenges will, in turn, have an impact on its ties with the international community and, in particular, with the United States.

In closed-door discussions, Chinese specialists admit it will be difficult to overcome obstacles tied to language, culture, religion, limited outreach by the Chinese media in Africa, ...

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