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Abstract:
The relationship between China and Africa is raising serious concern for both scholars and African long time allies like the USA, European Union and Japan. While some scholars view China-African policy as a hidden form of imperialism, these allies view Chinese incursion into the continent as a threat in terms of the competition for Africa?s abundant natural resources. Following from the above, this study attempts to uncover China?s real intention in Africa. In doing this, it highlights the various Chinese aids, assistance and investment flows to the continent as the necessary channels through which China?s impact can be felt in Africa and assesses the nature of their strategic partnership and the mutuality of benefits. The study observes that China-Africa relations portends both opportunities and challenges as China seems opportune to explore and exploit the abundant resources in the continent while Africa contends with the challenges of exploitation and some sort of hidden imperialist control from the Asian country. It adopts a qualitative method of study with reliance on the observation of facts related to their relationship and hopes that the findings will not only add to the existing body of knowledge on China-Africa relations, but will aid African countries in designing some rules of engagement based on a mutually trusting and respectful alliance in their relations with China. The study concludes that China?s relation with Africa is nothing short of exploitation in the 21st century.

Keywords: Africa, China, strategic partnership, crypto- imperialism

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