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Chinese Investment in Africa

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In the field of investment, it transformed from trade oriented into production process and resource-based development, Investment fields were related to many aspects of trade, for example, production and processing, resource development, transportation, agriculture, agricultural comprehensive development, and so on; Many Chinese companies actively seek cooperation opportunities in new areas of construction, electricity, transportation, oil, communications, etc. On the scale of investment, according to Commerce Department statistics, China invested Africa a total of $29.78 billion and 32.02 billion in the year of 2014 and 2015.

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  1. Management School, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China

    Xiuping Zhang

  2. Concordia University, Saint Paul, MN, USA

    Bruce P. Corrie

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Zhang, X., Corrie, B.P. (2018). Chinese Investment in Africa. In: Investing in China and Chinese Investment Abroad. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7983-2_16

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