African Perspectives on China–Africa Links
African Perspectives on China–Africa Links
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非洲人对中非关系的看法
DOI：
10.1017/s030574100999018x
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发表时间：
2009
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通讯作者：
Hairong Yan
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作者：
Barry Sautman;Hairong Yan
摘要学者和国际媒体经常提到一个假定的“非洲观点”的非洲-中国的联系，从轶事证据构建。通过随机抽样和基于大学的调查，我们阐述了非洲人对他们与中国关系的看法的第一个实证研究。我们得出三个结论。首先，非洲人的观点并不像西方媒体所说的那么消极，而是五花八门、错综复杂。其次，调查结果与西方主流媒体的说法不一致，即只有非洲统治精英对这些联系持积极态度。第三，我们发现，与年龄、教育和性别等差异相比，非洲观点的主要差异是国家差异。各国对中国态度的差异主要取决于各国政治家选择提出“中国问题”的程度，其次是西方媒体在非洲国家的影响力。
Abstract Scholars and the international media often allude to a putative “African view” of Africa–China links, constructed from anecdotal evidence. Using random sample and university-based surveys, we elaborate the first empirically based study of what Africans think of their relationships with China. We reach three conclusions. First, African views are not nearly as negative as Western media make out, but are variegated and complex. Second, the survey results are at variance with the dominant Western media representation that only African ruling elites are positive about these links. Third, we find that the dominant variation in African perspectives is by country, compared with variations such as age, education and gender. The differences among countries in attitudes towards China are primarily a function of the extent to which national politicians have elected to raise the “Chinese problem” and, secondarily, the extent of Western media influence in African states.