![]() The Second China-Africa Forum on Cooperation was held in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, from December 15 to 16, 2003. In October 2000, Beijing hosted the ministerial conference of the Forum (“First Ministerial Conference”). The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (“Forum” or “FOCAC”) was created by Africa and China and formally launched in October 2000 to serve as a vehicle for promoting China-Africa friendship and cooperation. ![]() The year 2006 was dubbed “China’s Year of Africa.” Since 2000, the interest of the People’s Republic of China (“China”) in Africa has grown steadily. The emphasis is on the trade and investment dimension of the Sino-Africa relations. The paper will also seek to identify the core characteristics of China’s partnership with Africa. This paper examines the opportunities and pitfalls that renewed Sino-Africa trade relations presents for Africa, traces the evolution in China-Africa partnership discourse, identifies the basic legal and policy framework of the unfolding relationship, and calls for a clear Africa policy regarding China.
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