| Publication |
2011.
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| Summary/Abstract |
African regional organizations play a significant role in maintaining peace and security on their continent. This article looks at how
China, as an emerging power in Africa, has incorporated these organizations into its policies on African security crises. It asserts that China has
explicitly endorsed regional conflict resolution mechanisms, which it
perceives as having a less intrusive impact on third world countries' sovereignty than have initiatives taken under the global collective security
system led by the UN Security Council. Moreover, China strengthening
cooperation with African regional organizations and aligning its stance
with the views emerging from these regional bodies is an important way
in which China has tried to respond to the rising security challenges and
political demands it is faced with in Africa. The article briefly considers
what influence China's increased attention to African regional bodies is
having on efforts by Africa's traditional donors to help build - but also
shape - Africa's emerging peace and security architecture.
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