China and Africa Security

by Fanie Herman

China's pursuit of international security has increased significantly in recent years. Africa offers opportunities and challenges to achieve strategic and security goals. Political and military solidarity, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the party-military model, the development-security complex, capacity-building and peacekeeping missions are all dimensions of China's security involvement in Africa. The nature and scope of China's international security ambitions are enormous and the military is a tool to promote diplomacy. China-Africa military relations has changed dramatically, from support during the liberation struggle to training programs in the modern era. The attempt in this book is to cover the broad spectrum of China and African security in order to understand the relationship better.