Forum on China-Africa Cooperation [electronic resource] : the politics of human resource development / Li Anshan and Funeka Yazini April, eds.

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Includes bibliographical references.

Soft power dynamics of human resource development cooperation and exchanges -- The implications of human resources development through Sino-Africa relations -- Dissecting soft power and Sino-Africa relations in education and exchanges cooperation -- Sino-Africa dynamics of joint knowledge production : prospects and challenges -- Chinese medical cooperation in Africa from the pre-FOCAC era to the present -- Assessing the complexities of Sino-African media exchange and cooperation -- The way forward for FOCAC and human resource development 2012-2015.

Since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), China and Africa have had substantial dialogues about furthering various aspects of human resource development and cooperation between the two sides. The Chinese government has firmly kept its promises to provide the human resource assistance to African countries within the stipulated time. This book assesses specific measures raised under FOCAC which include training and exchange, human resource development, medical cooperation and knowledge production. It further examines the impact of the FOCAC initiatives on human resources capacity. From an African continental side, options are being provided to develop human resource capital on the continent. The significance of China's so- power is determined as to whether the educational initiatives are done to impose superpower practices or implemented as a method of not only alleviating poverty but also promoting better understanding of the two regions. Various questions are raised as to what is the impact of China's so- power blueprint through its education, academic exchanges, training and skills development and medical cooperation on the African continent's future? Furthermore, what does it mean for China to promote human resource capacity and development through cultural or public diplomacy? And what does it mean for Africa to engage in the human resource development initiatives in a joint fashion? The book eventually demonstrates how the educational measures not only promote sustainable development particularly in Africa, but also illustrate a different angle as to how FOCAC is strengthening relations between the two regions through soft power.

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