The Beijing Consensus and the New Silk Road in Africa: Chinese investments in new disputes of hegemony

Authors

  • Lucas Gualberto do Nascimento Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1809-6182.2020v17n1p27-38

Keywords:

Chinese foreign policy, Sino-African relations, One Belt, One Road

Abstract

This paper is going to analyze, from governmental and academic reports, the development of Sino-African relations mainly in the sphere of influence of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC); and of the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project, also known as the New Silk Road.

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Author Biography

Lucas Gualberto do Nascimento, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Mestrando em Ciências Sociais, pela Linha 4 - Relações Internacionais e Desenvolvimento, na Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), campus de Marília. Bacharel em Relações Internacionais, pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Atualmente é pesquisador do Analytical Centre da BRICS Youth Energy Agency (BRICS YEA), parceira do Instituto Estatal de Relações Internacionais de Moscou (MGIMO); colaborador do BRICS Observer, parceiro da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV); e membro do Núcleo de Pesquisa da UFRJ sobre Geopolítica, Integração Regional e Sistema Mundial (GIS/UFRJ). É membro da Associação Brasileira de Estudos Chineses (ABEC). Obteve estância acadêmica semestral na Universidade Autônoma de Madri (UAM), em 2016-2017; e na Universidade Goethe de Frankfurt am Main, em 2018-2019. Atuou como membro do Grupo de Pesquisa da Política Internacional (GPPI), especializado no estudo do BRICS; e no grupo Responsabilidade do Estado, Uso da Força e o Bloco de Constitucionalidade do Direito Internacional, ambos da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), de 2015 a 2018. Foi integrante do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Tecnológica (PIBIT), em 2011-2012, pelo CEFET/RJ. Possui interesse e experiência nos seguintes temas: Política Externa Chinesa; BRICS; Economia Política Internacional; Estudos de População e Desenvolvimento; Direito Internacional Público. E-mail: lucasgdn2@gmail.com

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Published

2020-05-31

How to Cite

Nascimento, L. G. do. (2020). The Beijing Consensus and the New Silk Road in Africa: Chinese investments in new disputes of hegemony. Conjuntura Internacional, 17(1), 27–38. https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1809-6182.2020v17n1p27-38

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2020): CONJUNTURA INTERNACIONAL

Section

Dossiê "África: memória e projeções de desenvolvimento"

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