TITLE:
Evidence of the Positive Impact of South-South Cooperation in the Field of Natural Resources: The Specific Case of Sino-Central African Relations
AUTHORS:
Mario Azou-Passonda, Wei Hong, Dalin-Kpana Fami Ferdinand
KEYWORDS:
South-South Relations, Natural Resources, Impact, China, Central African Republic
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.9 No.3,
June
3,
2019
ABSTRACT: In this article, we highlight people’s appreciation of the positive impact of South-South
relations. This study is based on data collected from a survey conducted in
2018 with 624 people. Through this study, we study how the actions led by China
in the field of natural resources in CAR have impacted in the country and on
local people. We note that the presence of a foreign power in the field of
natural resources is conditioned by the achievement of certain actions in quite diverse fields. Also, no results
indicate that China has conducted many actions in CAR that have had a
positive impact on the sample. Through this
study, we show the importance of diversifying part- nerships through South-South relations. We found
that China does not condition its
interventions by political or social requirements. China’s relations with CAR, as with all other African
countries, are based on the principle of win-win cooperation. Beyond France and
China, this article concerns others states wishing to invest in the Central
African Republic (also in all Africa countries). It invites them to adopt the
principle of mutually beneficial cooperation in the development of a poor
country.