Redefining the China--Angola Relationship : Privatization, Development and Disenchantment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verde, Rui Santos.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Foreign economic relations--Angola.

China.

Angola--Foreign economic relations--China.

Angola.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2026.

Summary:

Providing a comprehensive exploration of China-Angola relations from 2003 to 2025, this book unpacks historical Sino-Angolan relations and contemporary evolutions in their relationship.

Contents:

Introduction : an analytical framework

Short prolegomena : historical Chinese incursions in Africa

Main interactions between China and Angola in the 20st century (1960s-2002)

The quiet mode : China's subtle entry into Angola via oil collateral and private channels

The Angola model : China's blueprint for resource-backed reconstruction and development

The Chinese debt : strategic finance and Angola's development dilemma

Beyond the numbers : corruption and non-transparency in China's Angolan loan agreements

Political and diplomatic relations with José Eduardo dos Santos

Renegotiating the Chinese debt : João Lourenço's struggle for fiscal sovereignty and strategic autonomy (2017-2024)

The "odious" debt doctrine : sovereign liability, illegitimacy, and the limits of international financial law

Continuity amid recalibration : China's presence under João Lourenço's presidency

The new paradigm in China-Angola relations : more investment and less corruption

Summing up : the rise and fall of Sino-Angolan relations and the future.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9798216390237