The Effect of Sino-Africa Relations on the Foreign Policy of the United States of America

The Chinese model of “developmental state” has offered a substitute to the Western model of market democracy. China has also sponsored infrastructure and industrialization developments that the West has declined to fund since the days of colonization. It is to be anticipated that these developments will at the end help Africa revolutionize, a dream that appears possible for the first time since independence. With Chinese presence ever increasing, the United States must now develop an appropriate comeback to defend its own interests and reduce the probability of conflict now that China has arrived as a tactical competitor in the African region. Moreover, globalization endures to transform the world order and China challenges the U.S. as a leading international player. Based on the findings of this study, the U.S political, security, economic business and investments sectors are challenged by the Sino-Africa relations. The recommendation for this study are; the United States must retrace its role in the international system, evaluate opportunities for self-improvement, and control areas in which it can defend its principles and promote its interests to the advantage rather than the harmful of other states particularly in Africa. As a part of strategic rivalry, the U.S. must defend its interests abroad to uphold the power it presently relishes in the international system, but it must work on generating a more positive image and associations with states that will be commonly advantageous. The Sino-African relationship, as it cultivates, will additionally inspire the United States to convincingly reconsider its policies and goals. A slight competition could prove healthy to spur the United States into trying new tactics and becoming more considerate and mindful of how it conducts its affairs with other countries. African countries have begun to lose confidence in the U.S. approach, whereas China tests with different tactics that they continuously review in hopes of discovering the correct blend of efficacy.