Featured Article - Hannah Edinger in the Business Day:"Lack of cross-border infrastructure will stifle trade"
 The Centre for Chinese Studies  is currently implementing a project commissioned by Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and Revenue Watch Institute (RWI) to examine the involvement of Chinese companies in extractive industries in Gabon and the DRC and looking at the formulation of China's energy policy.
 The British Government's Department for International Development (DFID) recently established a website on Africa and China. The page examines the important role China is now starting to play in Africa and explains how DFID has started to work with China to support poverty reduction in Africa. The site also provides information and analysis to strengthen the capacity of African officials, researchers and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to understand China and its relations with Africa. The page is available here
 The Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), University of California, has secured a grant by the Ford Foundation to host a conference in March 2009 at Stellenbosch University in collaboration with CCS and the School of International Studies at Beijing University to establish a research agenda for collecting new data on the impact of foreign aid on the economic and political development in Africa. Participants will include academic researchers, development economists and China and Africa experts from Africa, China, and the United States.
Visiting Scholars Program
The Centre for Chinese Studies is pleased to announce the formal launch of the Visiting Scholars Program. More information...
 The OECD Development Centre recently released a report on the impact of China's lending on debt sustainability in Africa. The report, titled 'Prudent versus Imprudent Lending to Africa: From Debt Relief to Emerging Lenders', is available here
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Welcome to the Centre for Chinese Studies
The Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) is the first institution devoted to the study of China in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Centre promotes the exchange of knowledge, ideas and experiences between China and Africa. As Africa's interaction with China increases, the need for greater analysis and understanding between our two regions and peoples grows. This involves evaluating China's developmental role in Africa that is felt in various capacities ranging from trade and investment to humanitarian assistance. The Centre seeks to fulfil this role.
Full profile of the Centre for Chinese Studies.
South Africa's way ahead, Looking East
CCS Research Associate, Dr Ronald Sandrey’s co-authored book titled South Africa’s way ahead, Looking East has now been released. The book assesses the potential impact of a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Africa (SACU) and China, and an FTA with India. These are two very fast growing developing countries which are also important sources of foreign direct investment in Africa. The two FTAs are likely to deliver very different impacts, and to raise important policy questions for South Africa and SACU. CCS Economist, Hannah Edinger, also contributed to a co-authored chapter, evaluating the impact of non-tariff measures on trade for SA exporters to both China and India. Printed copies are available through Marica Basson at the Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (tralac) at info@tralac.org
Download the electronic (pdf) version of the book here>>
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The Weekly Briefing - 26/06/2009
1. Sinopec Acquires Addax Petroleum
2. Russia horns in on China in Africa
3. Zambian Minister urges patience on benefits of economic zones
4. Chinese Firm pledges to Make Luanshya Mines Profitable
5. OECD Raises China Growth Forecast to 7.7% on Stimulus Measures
5. China and Sudan agree to two agriculture partnerships
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China Monitor
The April China Monitor focuses on China’s relations with the Indian Ocean Island state of Mauritius.
The first Commentary Piece by Dr. Vinaye Ancharaz, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Economics and Statistics at the University of Mauritius. Dr. Ancharaz’ piece examines the resilience of the Mauritian textile and clothing industry to China’s increasing activity on- and expanding partnership with the island state.
The Policy Watch section is by Ms. Sarah Raine, Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies- Asia, based in Singapore. Ms. Raine’s article focuses more closely on the geo-political context of expanding Sino-Mauritian relations: for China, for Mauritius, and for the states of Indian Ocean-rim.
The Monitor subsequently tracks China's local and international business news as well as China's interaction with Africa over the past month.
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CCS -DBSA Conference Report
China as a driver of regional integration in Africa:
Prospects for the future
A joint conference hosted by the Centre for Chinese Studies and the Development Bank of Southern Africa was held from 31 March - 1 April 2008 in Midrand, South Africa. The conference, titled ‘China as a driver of regional integration in Africa: Prospects for the future’, aimed to explore how China’s engagement in Africa could implicitly assist Africa overcome its regional integration weaknesses. A summary of the conference proceedings and outcomes is now available.
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