China's Policy in Africa 1958-71

332 Pages·1974·10.953 MB·English

by  Alaba Ogunsanwo

ATLANTA-FULTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
in Africa
1958-1971
A meticulously researched and incisive exami¬
nation of a subject which has often been
submerged in propaganda. Dr Ogunsanwo traces
in great detail the phases and development of
Chinese policy in Africa, diplomatic, military,
economic, social and cultural relations over the
whole of the continent from 1958 to 1971.
Placing his subject firmly in the context of the
triangular struggle between the United States,
the Soviet Union, and China, the author examines
the place of Africa in Chinese foreign policy as a
whole and shows how, from occupying a
peripheral status in the mid-fifties, it has now
achieved a self-propelling and compulsive
momentum. He describes in detail China’s
strategy and tactics, success and failure in specific
African States, the way in which policies were
conditioned by international events, interacted
with internal African and Chinese events and
aspirations and conflicted with United States and
Soviet objectives. Dr Ogunsanwo discusses the
ideological background to Chinese interventions
in Africa and the inherent contradictions
resulting from it, particularly the conflict between
conventional national-state interests and the
necessity to encourage revolutionary potential
in Africa. He concludes with a discussion of
Nixon’s visit to Peking and its implication for
Africa and indicates the various directions which
Chinese policy in Africa may take in the coming
decade.
The author is Lecturer in International Relations
University of Ife, Nigeria
Cover picture:
President Nyerere with Chou En-Lai
(Photo: Camera Press)

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
China’s Policy in Africa 1958-71
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
PUBLISHED FOR THE CENTRE FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, LONDON SCHOOL OF
ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editorial Board
Dr Coral Bell Professor L. B. Schapiro
Professor G. L. Goodwin Mr D. C. Watt
Professor J. B. Joll Mr P. Windsor
Professor P. J. de la F. Wiles
The Centre for International Studies at the London
School of Economics was established in 1967 with
the aid of a grant from the Ford Foundation. Its
aim is to promote research and advanced training
on a multi-disciplinary basis in the general field
of International Studies, particular emphasis
being given initially to contemporary China, the
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and the
relationship between these areas and the outside
world. To this end the Centre offers research
fellowships and studentships and, in collaboration
with other bodies (such as the Social Science
Research Council), sponsors research projects
and seminars.
The Centre is undertaking a series of
publications in International Studies, of which
this volume is the second.
Whilst the Editorial Board accepts responsibility for recom¬
mending the inclusion of a volume in the series, the author
is alone responsible for the views and opinions expressed.
ALSO IN THIS SERIES
BLIT: The Origins of Polish Socialism
STEINER: The Slovak Dilemma
VAN CREVELD: Hitler’s Strategy 1940-1941: The Balkan Clue
China’s Policy in Africa
1958-71
ALABA OGUNSANWO
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First published 1974
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To my loving parents, brothers and sisters and Helen