Asian-African Relations in a Historical Comparative Perspective

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Asian-African Relations in a Historical Comparative Perspective

Original language description

Modern post-colonial relations between independent states in Asia and Africa date back to the late 1940s. This article focuses on China, India, Japan, and Korea, whose relations with Africa during the Cold War went through several phases according to domestic political and economic conditions, the international environment, and political and economic conditions in Africa. The post-Cold War situation created a unique historical momentum to redefine relations with the continent. All four countries could build upon their positive image in Africa and aspire to become new leaders in Africa&apos;s foreign relations. China had strong economic and political domestic reasons to turn to Africa, formulated a relatively cohesive strategy towards the continent, had enough resources to support this strategy, and found a positive response in African countries. Contrarily, Japan lacked financial resources and suffered from being perceived as part of the West, India failed to formulate a coherent strategy towards Africa and lacked financial resources, and Korea did not have strong interests on the continent. This explains the success of China in Africa; however, in the last decade India, Japan and Korea have started more pro-active policies in Africa. By recognizing the limits of China&apos;s engagement in Africa, they can define their own comparative advantages and exploit new opportunities.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50601 - Political science

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Archiv Orientální

ISSN

0044-8699

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Volume of the periodical

86

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

27

Pages from-to

417-443

UT code for WoS article

000457353000006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85060537526