India Wants To Fight China in Africa
Recently, the Indian Prime Minister appealed to African countries to join India in fighting China. There is a sense of urgency because India is looking for places that can provide raw materials for its manufacturing industry and biggest competitor China has large investments in Africa. The Indian government is hoping this could lead to economic growth and developing new trade routes from Asia. However, there are also some concerns about China's intentions among African countries who might see this as an attempt by India to establish itself on their continent at their expense.
Despite concerns about China's intentions, the Chinese ambassador to Kenya is optimistic about his country's relationship with Africa. He believes that African countries want to improve relations with China because of its help in winning independence from foreign rule.
Chinese investments in Africa are massive and it is estimated that China has spent $40 billion on infrastructure projects in Africa. There have been tensions over other areas as well, especially between China and Sri Lanka over the status of their shared territorial waters as well as with Cambodia over the dispute of territory in the South China Sea . Clearly China operates differently in Africa than it does elsewhere, but many Africans welcome their investment because they see it as a chance for African countries to become stronger economically, something they sorely need.
This is important, because China's rise will be a challenge for the U.S. and it is important that Africa not be presented as a threat by the U.S. to stop China from doing business there. Most African countries want trade with both the U.S and China but if they perceive that China is a threat, they would likely have to choose which country they want their money going to.
The Chinese ambassador in Kenya believes that African countries have many good reasons not to align themselves with China against the U.S., including security issues, corruption, and the poor image of Chinese businesses in developing countries around the world thanks to their history of stealing natural resources and creating debt problems . China also has a reputation for taking over African countries in order to exploit the resources of the country, rather than build infrastructure that will improve the lives of their citizens. At least with the U.S., there's some sense that they actually care about the people rather than just what is under their soil and if China's work in Africa is going to be profitable for all involved, it will have to correct its poor image among Africans.
As much as India may want to see China stopped in Africa, there is no reason to believe that African countries will take sides against a country that has been investing billions of dollars into their countries, just because India offers them some money as well. The same African countries that are interested in India's new deal have also recently visited China to improve their ties with them as well. China is a better option for African countries because of its long term investments and is also a major trade partner, so India may be fighting a losing battle and will have to choose if it wants to be seen as an older brother or just another country trying to get some material wealth out of the continent for their own benefit .
Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-wants-to-fight-china-in-africa-115060500891_1.html
India Wants To Fight China in Africa
By: georgia lopez / 03/26/2015 04:54 PM EDT | Updated: 03/29/2015 04:04 PM EDT
A few weeks ago, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda with the intention of strengthening ties between them. That came as a surprise to many considering that India has just started to build relations with its east African neighbors. But it only made sense considering that China is already a player on the continent. In fact, China has been invested in Africa for years and has been accused several times of doing so without respecting African sovereignty or the people's best interests.
As a result, other countries have started to take action to compete with them. Recently, the Indian Prime Minister appealed to African countries to join India in fighting China. There is a sense of urgency because India is looking for places that can provide raw materials for its manufacturing industry and biggest competitor China has large investments in Africa.
The Indian government is hoping this could lead to economic growth and developing new trade routes from Asia. However, there are also some concerns about China's intentions among African countries who might see this as an attempt by India to establish itself on their continent at their expense. Despite concerns about China's intentions, the Chinese ambassador to Kenya is optimistic about his country's relationship with Africa. He believes that African countries want to improve relations with China because of its help in winning independence from foreign rule.
Chinese investments in Africa are massive and it is estimated that China has spent $40 billion on infrastructure projects in Africa. There have been tensions over other areas as well, especially between China and Sri Lanka over the status of their shared territorial waters as well as with Cambodia over the dispute of territory in the South China Sea. Clearly China operates differently in Africa than it does elsewhere, but many Africans welcome their investment because they see it as a chance for African countries to become stronger economically, something they sorely need.
This is important, because China's rise will be a challenge for the U.S. and it is important that Africa not be presented as a threat by the U.S. to stop China from doing business there. Most African countries want trade with both the U.S and China but if they perceive that China is a threat, they would likely have to choose which country they want their money going to.
The Chinese ambassador in Kenya believes that African countries have many good reasons not to align themselves with China against the U.S., including security issues, corruption, and the poor image of Chinese businesses in developing countries around the world thanks to their history of stealing natural resources and creating debt problems . China also has a reputation for taking over African countries in order to exploit the resources of the country, rather than build infrastructure that will improve the lives of their citizens. At least with the U.S., there's some sense that they actually care about the people rather than just what is under their soil and if China's work in Africa is going to be profitable for all involved, it will have to correct its poor image among Africans.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/india-wants-to-fight-china-in-africa-2015-3?IR=T
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Conclusion
Africa losing its oil is not a negative for India like its politicians might make you believe. Since these lands are rich in minerals and ressources, India would have also the chance to build factories there, a good example of this is China that built a factory in Africa with the infrastructure, cheap labor and all the resources that it needs to operate inside the country. Also China would not be able to offer African countries such as Nigeria an alternative to their energy supplier like Russia and Iran. China has already lost many deals after it appointed OBOR (One Belt One Road) which was very impressive but it has not work out as expected because those countries reject having economic ties with such a crappy company like china.