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Ghzlan Mahmoud Abdul Aziz
1. Adhere to the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence, re-

spect the choice of the political system, no interference in the
internal affairs, support African countries in struggle in safe-

guarding national independence, sovereignty, and territorial
integrity and maintaining internal stability and national unity.

2. Support the African countries in their effort to strengthen their
cooperation, and solve their differences and dispute through

peaceful settlement, without interfering in domestic affairs.

3. Strengthen and promote a long-term stable relationship with

the African countries.

4. Support African countries in participating and playing a posi-

tive role in international system

Beside these main points of China’s foreign policy in Africa, the

china’s economic rapid growth need for resources and securing the
long-term energy supplies, needed to sustain its industrialization,

searching for secure access to oil supplies and other raw materials

around the globe, especially in Africa.

From this point, Africa, with unlimited resources, was seen as a

best partner and a potential marketplace for China’s low-value man-
ufactured supplies. On the other level, oil became the main African

export to China. In addition, Chinese companies started to invest in

African infrastructure, including factories .
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In fact, China’s investment in the oil and mining sectors and in-

frastructure, manufacturing, telecommunications, and agricultural
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