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Thought Leadership
2007 - China-US-Africa Trilateral dialogues
A high-level Panel hosted jointly by the Brenthurst Foundation, Chinese
Academy for Social Sciences, Council on Foreign Relations and Sullivan
Foundation met three times in 2006/7 in South Africa, Beijing and Washington to
discuss the dynamics, impact and policy and commercial implications of the
changing relationship between the US, China and Africa.
In particular, the panel considered the following:
- The impact of China's increasing engagement with Africa, in both
economic and political terms.
- The implications for the oil producing nations in Africa of
increasing demand by both the US and China.
- The impact of the expiration of the Multifibre Agreement on African
apparel exporters, especially those countries benefiting from the African
Growth and Opportunity Act.
- The identification and development of strategies of trilateral
co-operation necessary to support Africa's economic growth, good governance and
move towards greater democracy.
The sessions produced several papers identifying the trajectory and
strategies for constructive policy dialogue for China-Africa-US relations.
These can be accessed here.
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