Kaze Armel

摘要：从1960年的小规模开始，中国扩大了在非洲的援助和投资，并在最近成为非洲贷款领域一个非常显眼的角色。在中国的财政支持下，非洲国家正在从“贫困国家”向“发展中国家”过渡，而中国在非洲的投资也使非洲大陆对其他外部投资者更具吸引力。然而，中国在非洲的参与被贴上了这样的标签：要么认为中国是非洲自后殖民时代以来最好的经济伙伴；要么认为中国只是来掠夺非洲剩余自然资源的最新掠夺者。为什么会出现这样的现象？为什么世界各地的媒体，特别是西方媒体，大多都批评中国在非洲的参与？是因为中国威胁到了西方国家在非洲的利益，还是因为中国对非洲国家的高额外债问题引发了过度热议？本文采用定性和定量相结合的方法，对那些认为承认中国在非洲的参与是中国和平崛起第一步的言论进行分析，并希望能够阻止进一步对中国的错误指责。

关键词：中国参与；“一带一路”倡议；2063年议程；中国；非洲

Abstract: From modest beginnings in 1960, China has expanded its foreign assistance and investments in Africa and has recently become a highly visible actor in Africa’s lending landscape. With China’s financial support, African countries are transitioning from “poor countries” to “developing countries”, and China’s investments in Africa have made the continent more attractive to other external investors. However, China’s engagements in Africa are labeled in extreme connotations as either being the best economic “Partner” that Africa has had since the post-colonial era or just the latest “Predator” coming to pillage Africa’s remaining natural resources. Why such connotations? Why do media around the world, especially Western media, criticize China’s engagements in Africa? Is it because China has threatened Western countries’ interests in Africa or is it about the overhyped debate about African countries’ high “external debt” problem? Using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, this paper examines those critics who argue that recognizing China’s engagements in Africa is the first step toward understanding China’s “peaceful rise” and hopefully stymie further false accusations.

Keywords: China’s engagements; Belt and Road Initiative; Agenda 2063; China; Africa

本文发表于《中国国际评论》（Chinese Journal of International Review）2021年第3期。