13 January 2020
08:30 Europe/Oslo
Event
Breakfast seminar: China as a Development Actor in Africa
China’s role as an international development actor is growing. What is China hoping to achieve? How do African actors respond, and what are possible implications for Norwegian development policy?
Language: English
NUPI
Seminar
Breakfast will be served from 08:05!
China has a long tradition for development assistance, not least in many African countries. Several decades of robust economic growth, increased aid and lending and outwards investments, have made China a leading economic actor in many development countries.
China is an active participant in the UN Sustainable Development Agenda, supporting international cooperation while also promoting its own development interests and principles.
In 2018, China established the specialized China International Development Cooperation Agency, signaling a stronger emphasis on international aid and development. Does this also signal change to China’s development policies, and how do African partners as well as other strong development actors such as Norway react?
This event is part of a larger SDG-project funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The seminar will be live streamed on NUPI's YouTube channel:
Participants
Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr
Senior Research Fellow
Hong Zhou
Director, Academic Division of International Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Elling Tjønneland
CMI
Sergio Chichava
Senior Reseracher, Institute of Social and Economic Studies, Mozambique
Steven Kuo
Gordon Institute of Business Science at the University of Pretoria, and Barloworld Equipment
13 January 2020
08:30 Europe/Oslo
Language: English
NUPI
Seminar