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Angola and China: A Pragmatic Partnership

Working Paper
Indira Campos and Alex Vines, March 2008

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This paper was presented at a CSIS Conference - 'Prospects for Improving US-China-Africa Cooperation' - in December 2007.

Angolan oil imports in 2008 now represent 18 per cent of China's total oil imports and this proportion is increasing. 2008 also marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between Angola and China.

This paper takes a fresh look at the issue of Angola and China's partnership. The study is based upon fieldwork carried out in Angola in 2007 and 2008 and includes numerous interviews with Angolan officials. It describes a pragmatic bilateral partnership, deconstructing the Chinese loans to Angola and documenting the number of Chinese workers in Angola and the impact of their projects.