T. DEITCH Candidate of Historical Sciences The collapse of the Soviet Union, one of the consequences of which was the sovereignization of foreign economic activity of post-Soviet states, negatively affected Russian-African relations, which sharply declined. Today, Russia has to build relations with Africa on a new basis. And in this situation, it may be interested in the experience of China , a dynamically developing country that is successfully integrating into world economic relations, actively developing and improving mutually beneficial economic cooperation with the vast majority of African countries. In the twenty-first century, China is becoming one of the most active players on the African stage, in fact, taking the place of the former Soviet Union. China, according to experts, may turn into a major competitor of Western countries in the next decade and push them harder and harder in African markets. Relations with Africa are an integral component of Beijing's multipolar world strategy. Considering the United States as a Power seeking global hegemony, China puts the task of creating a new just international economic order as one of its main foreign economic priorities. At the same time, relations with Africa meet the urgent needs of China's economic development. The continent, rich in natural resources, is considered by Beijing as an important factor in the successful growth of China, whose economy today is particularly in need of mineral raw materials. For its part, Africa is interested in Chinese investment and technology, technical and economic cooperation with China, and mutually beneficial trade exchanges. With the help of the People's Republic of China, the countries of the continent hope to take a more worthy place in the world, to achieve equal participation in world economic relations. NEW APPROACHES: MORE INSIGHT Unlike the former metropolises, which rely in their relations with the countries of the continent on ties preserved from colonial t ... Читать далее