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China’s trade and economic relations with Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania in the 21st century
 
PIIS032150750015293-4-1
DOI10.31857/S032150750015293-4
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
Kirill S. Kravtsov 
Occupation: Research assistant
Affiliation: National Research University Higher School of Economics – St. Petersburg
Address: Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
Journal nameAsia and Africa Today
EditionIssue 10
Pages55-64
Abstract

The study analyzes the current level of China's trade and economic relations with Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania. The research methods include comparative-historical and economic analysis with the use of trade intensity and trade complementarity indices.

The author concluded that Algeria enjoys a leading position in terms of trade flows between the countries and investment from China. Morocco is in the second place in terms of trade turnover, while Mauritania has the smallest volume. The most diversified trade is between the PRC and Morocco, as there is not only the mineral sector (as in the case of the other two countries), but also the services and electronics sectors. Traditional areas of trade and economic cooperation in the field of mining have demonstrated a low level of trade complementarity for the China-Algeria, China-Mauritania pairs. The most promising industries, according to the results of the study, are China’s machinery, the service sector and agriculture.

The intensity of trade flows was higher in the period 2010-2019 on the part of the PRC in the China-Algeria, China-Morocco pairs. The disparity in the intensity of trade progressed throughout the period for the China-Algeria pair, while the intensity remained the same for the China-Morocco pair. Mauritaniais the country with the highest trade intensity index with the PRC. Moreover, the intensity on the part of Mauritania was higher than on the part of the PRC throughout the entire period.

The data obtained confirmed the importance of the region in China's foreign trade relations, a trend that may develop in the future.

KeywordsChina, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Maghreb, Sino-African relations
Received14.06.2021
Publication date01.11.2021
Number of characters27685
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Table 1. General information on Maghreb countries in 2019. (Таблица_1.png, 78 Kb) [Download]

Table 2. China's trade turnover with the Maghreb countries in 2019. (Таблица_2.png, 68 Kb) [Download]

Table 3. China's trade intensity index with Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania from 2010 to 2019. (Таблица_3.png, 78 Kb) [Download]

Graph 1. China-Algeria Trade Intensity Index from 2010 to 2019. (Снимок_экрана_(548).png, 119 Kb) [Download]

Graph 2. China-Morocco Trade Intensity Index from 2010 to 2019. (Снимок_экрана_(549).png, 112 Kb) [Download]

Graph 3. China-Mauritania Trade Intensity Index from 2010 to 2019. (Снимок_экрана_(550).png, 114 Kb) [Download]

Diagram 1. China-Algeria Trade Intensity Index from 2010 to 2019. (Снимок_экрана_(551).png, 55 Kb) [Download]

Diagram 2. China-Morocco Trade Intensity Index from 2010 to 2019. (Снимок_экрана_(552).png, 43 Kb) [Download]

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