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China's relationships with Africa re-appraised
Jiang, Bin
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Jiang, B. (2019). China's relationships with Africa re-appraised: the lense of domestic experiences in agricultural technology extension and its reflection in China's foreign policy towards Africa. University of Groningen.
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Propositions
China’s relationships with Africa re-appraised
Bin Jiang 1. Cooperation is the basis of development.
2. Agricultural cooperation is gradually taking the lead in Sino-African development cooperation (Chapter 3).
3. Technology extension is the core element in Chinese domestic agricultural developmental experiences and Sino-African agricultural development collaboration programmes, Chinese domestic development experiences are the fundament of the Chinese rationale of the Sino-African agricultural development cooperation (Chapter 7).
4. Neorealism is ignorant of individual importance in the international political system and is ill-informed that economic elements are key to international relationships in the globalisation era (Chapter 8).
5. The farmer participation-value chain perspective is offering a more inclusive concept for future Sino-African agricultural programmes (Chapter 8).
6. “Do not be afraid of making mistakes, the biggest mistake is one’s lack of practical experiences” (Victor Hugo).
7. “Although the destination is near, one can only reach it by taking steps; although it is an easy task, one can only achieve it by taking actions” (Hsun Tzu). “道虽迩，不行不至；事虽小，不为不行。——《荀子》” 8. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars” (Oscar Wilde).
9. “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers” (Confucius). “三人行，必有我师焉。——《论语》”
