Abstract
This chapter investigates the growing involvement of China in the security sphere through its relationship to the African Union (AU). The role of the African Peace and Security Architecture as the AU’s structural response to violence and instability across the continent, and how Chinese foreign policy has sought to engage with the its institutions and policies – including provisions for financial, technical and partnership – forms the core of this contribution.
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Reuters (2012b), ‘Glitzy new AU headquarters a symbol of China-Africa ties’, http://www.reuters.com/article/ozatp-africa-china-idAFJOE80S00K2012012.
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In the presentation to partners on 30 September 2016 titled ‘Transforming the Finance Function 2016–2018, the AU PBFA Directorate identified China as third, only after two multilateral partners (the European Union and the World Bank), on the top 10 contributors to the overall AUC budget, including peace and security, in the period between January and August 2016
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‘China Opens a Permanent Mission to AU’ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2015-05/08/content_20656451.htm.
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A. Sesay, Orobola Faseun and Sola Ojo, eds. (1984), OAU After Twenty Years (Boulder, CO: Westeview).
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Pan Liang (2011), ‘A Historical Survey of China and Africa OAU/AU Relations to 2011’ (MA Thesis, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia).
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Zhang Chun (2013), ‘The Sino-Africa Relationship: Toward a New Strategic Partnership’, Emerging Powers in Africa, http://www.lse.ac.uk/IDEAS/publications/reports/pdf/SR016/SR-016-Chun.pdf.
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Ibid .
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S. Akinrinade and A. Sesay (1998), Africa in the Post-Cold War International System (London: Pinter).
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The section of the OAU Charter on purposes identified the promotion of continental unity and solidarity; cooperation to achieve better life for African citizens; defense of sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence; eradication of all forms of colonialism from Africa; and international cooperation, as core issues.
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During the FOCAC VI Summit in December 2015, China pledged to ‘…provide the AU with US$60 million free military assistance over the next three years, support the operationalization of the African Peace and Security Architecture, including the operationalization of the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crisis and the African Standby Force’ (Johannesburg Action Plan (2016–2018) Combined Draft Version of Africa and China, Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, December 2015).
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The People’s Republic of China extends financial support to the African Union Mission in Somalia http://www.peaceau.org/en/article/the-people-s-republic-of-china-extends-financial-support-to-the-african-union-mission-in-somalia.
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Wang Xuejun(2014). ‘Developmental Peace: Understanding China’s Africa Policy in Peace and Security’, Global Review, Spring 2014.
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Ibid .
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Ibid .
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‘China-Africa Cooperation Forum (FOCAC)’, http://au.int/en/partnerships/africa_china.
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‘Opening Remarks by H. E. Dr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union At the Opening of the 4th China-Africa Strategic Dialogue, 2011/05/06’, http://et.china-embassy.org/eng/zfgx/t821017.htm; http://rw.china-embassy.org/eng/gnzyxw/t820459.htm
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‘President Hu Proposes New Measures to Boost China-Africa Ties’, http://www.gov.cn/english/2012-07/19/content_2187416.htm.
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‘Chinese President’s Speech at Opening Ceremony of Fifth Ministerial Conference of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation’, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/bilingual/2012-07/19/c_131725872.htm.
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United Nations Peacekeeping: Contributions by Country http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/resources/statistics/contributors.shtml.
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Wang Xuejun, Developmental Peace.
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The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Johannesburg Action Plan (2016–2018) (Combined Draft Version of Africa and China), http://www.dirco.gov.za/docs/2015/focac_action_plan2016_2018.pdf
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Ibid .
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‘Sixth China-African Union Strategic Dialogue Held’, http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjbxw/t1265421.shtml.
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Ukeje, C., Tariku, Y. (2018). Beyond Symbolism: China and the African Union in African Peace and Security. In: Alden, C., Alao, A., Chun, Z., Barber, L. (eds) China and Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52893-9_15
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