Features of Chinese-African Relations during the Pandemic

The article examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affects the current state of Chinese-African relations. Difficulties which the dialogue of the parties goes through, in particular in the aspect of Africa's indebtedness exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis, are described too. The paper also reveals the impact that the pandemic may have on the implementation of the "Belt and road" initiative in its African part. The issue of China's "soft power" in Africa is touched upon in the light of the adverse consequences of COVID-19 in the sphere of humanitarian relations.

Keywords

China, Africa, COVID-19, external debt, Belt and Road Initiative, soft power

Received

28.10.2020

Publication date

07.11.2020

Number of characters

42696

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GOST	Safronova E. Features of Chinese-African Relations during the Pandemic // Problemy Dalnego Vostoka – 2020. – Issue 5 C. 30-44 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://pdv.jes.su/S013128120012442-7-1 (circulation date: 25.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013128120012442-7
MLA	Safronova, Elena "Features of Chinese-African Relations during the Pandemic." Problemy Dalnego Vostoka 5 (2020):30-44. DOI: 10.31857/S013128120012442-7
APA	Safronova E. (2020). Features of Chinese-African Relations during the Pandemic. Problemy Dalnego Vostoka (5), pp.30-44 DOI: 10.31857/S013128120012442-7

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