The Centre for Chinese Studies has been involved in a number of research undertakings.
More information on these can be found below:
2008
February
How China delivers development assistance to Africa
by Dr Martyn Davies
with Hannah Edinger, Nastasya Tay & Sanusha Naidu
China's "new foray" into Africa is attracting wide international attention and contentious debate. China is seemingly engaging Africa on new terms – terms that are not shaped by traditional powers or perhaps not even by Africans themselves. It brings a new model that the author has termed China's "coalition engagements" in Africa – a collaborative state-business approach to foreign policy. China's foreign aid forms an integral component of this model.
The Centre for Chinese Studies at Stellenbosch University embarked on this research project, supported by the Department for International Development UK (DFID), to gather information and gain insight into China's aid policies vis-à-vis Africa. The research is intended to inform both Chinese and traditional donor efforts toward thecontinent.
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2007
November
China's Engagement of Africa: Preliminary Scoping of African case studies
Angola, Ethiopia, Gabon, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia
by Christopher Burke, Lucy Corkin and Nastasya Tay
The People's Republic of China (PRC ) has become an important and influential player in Africa. This report is a preliminary study of China's engagement profile in six key African countries, with a view to identifying the extent to which African policymakers can influence China's engagement of the continent. The study took the form of a scoping exercise relying on original research that was gathered through fieldwork, as well as interviews with key persons in civil society and Chinese and African Government representatives in each of the countries covered.
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Paper prepared for Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), South Africa 
The China-Australia Free-Trade Negotiations: Implications for South Africa by Thomas Orr
This paper is a comparative study of Australia’s engagement of China in an FTA, and what lessons may be drawn from the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of this process that are relevant to the South African experience.
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2006
 November: DFID Report
"China's Interest and Activity in Africa's Construction and Infrastructure Sectors"
A research undertaking evaluating China's involvement in the construction and infrastructure
sector of four African states by Lucy Corkin and Christopher Burke.
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The Centre for Chinese Studies' primary research focus is the role of China in the African context and its economic and political implications. The Centre has been involved in a number of research projects covering a wide range of related topics.
Nedlac SACU-China Research
The Centre for Chinese Studies forms part of the consortium that was awarded the NEDLAC tender for trade research into the proposed SACU-China free trade agreement. The research period was from November 2005 to March 2006. As part of this process, the Director of the CCS was nominated to serve on SACOB's Working Group Committee on the SACU-China free trade agreement. The CCS conducted research on the trade and industrial strategies of the PRC. Findings were submitted to the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) for preparation toward negotiations with the Chinese Government.
The political relationship between South Africa and China
The Centre for Chinese Studies seeks to serve the interests and needs of the South African Government vis-à-vis its relationship with the People's Republic of China. The CCS has regular interaction with the Chinese and South African governments.
Asian Drivers Research Project
The CCS is currently part of the Asian Drivers Research Project
examining the impact of China and India in sub-Saharan Africa.
The project is an initiative undertaken by the African Economic
Research Consortium which brings together several research institutions
to assess the opportunities and challenges the rise of China
and India represent to Africa's development. The Centre's role
in this project is to focus on the infrastructural impact of
China and India's engagement in Africa. The project is ongoing.
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