The Sino-African Cooperation: A Taiwanese Viewpoint

The study is to examine the contemporary trends of the Taiwanese economic involvement in Africa and includes both Taiwanese and Chinese policy toward Africa. Emerging countries are standing side by side in so-called “South-South” cooperation, and are taking advantage of the decreasing image of Western nations following the economic crisis. We are challenging the biased opinion portrayed by the Western press, which is negative toward Asian involvement in African states, and that states the investors (China and Taiwan) are only gaining from their investments. The ambitions on the continent are far from innocent, and nations, such as China are looking to fulfill their demands for natural resources. We intend to emphasize on whether the Chinese presence in Africa is purely resource-based, or if this cooperation is bearing fruit in the future development of African states. The originality of this study lies in its focus on a triangular (China, Taiwan, and Africa) view point of economic interactions and implications because it includes Taiwanese economic involvement in African markets. We hope that these findings, based on sources other than controversial Western articles enable the reader to obtain a better understanding of the current situation, and form their own opinion.