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    Own ways of doing: national pride, power and China’s political calculus in Ethiopia

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2017
    China’s evolving position as a key economic actor in Africa, a diplomatic heavyweight in local conflict resolution and a new entrant into peacekeeping, security co-operation and capacity building, illustrates significant policy changes with potentially profound implications for the continent. 
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    Gender dimensions of vulnerability to climate change in China

    UN Women, 2016
    China is vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change in various ways, including through disasters such as floods, droughts and typhoons, and is therefore a key player in the global efforts to mitigate climate change.
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    The BRICS initiatives towards a new financial architecture: an assessment with some proposals

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2016
    It is heartening, the author of this paper argues, to observe that developing countries, led by China and other BRICS members have been successful to organise alternative sources of credit flows . aiming for financial stability, growth and development.
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    China’s African infrastructure projects: a tool in reshaping global norms

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2016
    The resilience of China’s investments in African infrastructure has been called into question in the light of its own economic slowdown.
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    On becoming a responsible great power: contextualising China’s foray into human rights and peace & security in Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2016
    The deepening of China’s engagement with Africa has also prompted the broadening of its interests on the continent. This has resulted in China’s expansion into increasingly riskier territories, which means there is a greater urgency to protect its interests from the political vagaries endemic to conflict-affected African states.
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    Economic repercussions of the Look East Policy in Zimbabwe

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2016
    In 2003, Zimbabwe formally announced the Look East Policy (LEP) in the face of economic sanctions by the West. This, coupled with the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) of 2000, has strengthened trade and bilateral investments between Zimbabwe and China. China is increasingly involved in Zimbabwe's agriculture, mining, construction and tourism industries.
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    Environmental costs of China’s new law on foreign NGOs

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2016
    In 2015, China's People's Congress revised and ratified a controversial foreign non-governmental organisation (NGO) management law that is set to take effect in 2017. According to reports, the new law will directly affect approximately 7,000 foreign NGOs operating within the country'€™s borders as well as local NGOs who receive financial support from overseas donors.
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    Tanzania-China all-weather friendship from socialism to globalization: a case of relative decline

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2016
    How close is the Tanzanian-Chinese partnership today? Bi-lateral trade and Chinese economic activity in Tanzania today is far more significant than in the 1970s; China’s “no strings attached” policy is still attractive and political solidarities and military co-operation have remained relatively strong.
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    The BRICS on the road to COP 21

    BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS, 2015
    The impact of the actions of the countries that constitute the BRICS goes beyond the scope of the economic sector, reaching, among others, the socio-environmental agenda through issues such as the exploitation of natural resources, land use, the promotion of rights as a crucial part of this agenda, and most of all climate change.
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    Climate change, food, water and population health in China

    Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2016
    Anthropogenic climate change appears to be increasing the frequency, duration and intensity of extreme weather events. Such events have already had substantial impacts on socioeconomic development and population health.

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