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    South Africa’s relations with China and Taiwan: economic realism and the ‘One China’ doctrine - Policy Brief

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014
    In 1998, after the fall of apartheid, South Africa commenced diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This ‘normalisation’ of South Africa’s China policy came with a condition to recognise Beijing’s ‘One China’ policy proclaiming Taiwan an inalienable part of China.
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    South African relations with China and Taiwan: economic realism and the ‘One - China’ doctrine

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014
    This report examines the extent of political reach into the economic exchanges occurring between China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Africa. Our report focusses on South Africa’s ability to navigate its way through this challenging relationship, highlighting South Africa’s ability to adapt to new political contexts.
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    Chinese investments in Zimbabwe and Namibia: a comparative legal analysis

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014
    The rapid expansion of Chinese investments in Africa has generated considerable interest among analysts of law, politics and economics. These investments have sparked both hope and uncertainty about the true intentions of China on African soil and the implications they have on the development of African economies.
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    China-Africa agricultural co-operation: mutual benefits or self-interest?

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014
    Agriculture is regarded as a critical tool to help alleviate poverty among African populations. Domestic and international investors have focused on ensuring domestic food security by harvesting untapped agricultural potential.
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    USCC Economic Issue Brief - RMB Internationalization.pdf

    U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 2014
    China is by all measures a global economic power: it is the world’s largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods and services, the largest holder of foreign exchange reserves, and the second-largest economy.
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    The development implications of the fracking revolution

    Overseas Development Institute, 2014
    A larger number of countries are exposed to a potential trade shock emerging from a change in US oil imports including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria. An increase in fracking in China with the same size in the trade shock would double the effect. The total estimated effects from a reduction in US oil imports from African countries amount to US$32 billion.
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    Building BRICs by building stadiums: preliminary reflections on recent and future sports mega-events in four emerging economies

    International Research Institute for Sport Studies, UK, 2014
    Research on sports mega-events throughout the world has demonstrated that the benefits of staging them tend to be overestimated and the costs underestimated.
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    It is not just about economic growth in China: finances matter

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2014
    Banks in China have provided a risk cover for the lenders by bailing them out whenever they missed their payments in the bond market. Non-performing loans (NPL), in particular, have been a disturbing feature of China’s financial sector. Recent financial defaults by a rising number of companies in China indicate a brewing danger to the financial system.
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    From isolation to integration? A study of Chinese retailers in Dakar

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010
    Starting from the late 1990s, more and more Chinese have migrated to Senegal, concentrating and opening small shops along the Boulevard Général de Gaulle, one of the major roads in Dakar.
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    Internationalisation of Yuan

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2012
    This policy brief tracks policies being followed by China on internationalising its currency and reducing the need to depend on the US dollar. This follows the efforts of China to build a strong position in the global economy.

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