Abstract: China is rising. The United States of American remains a global hegemon although China is likely to overtake it. Some realists and liberalists are predicting that this rise of China may lead to a conflict with the United States of America. This is called China threat theory. Paul Ribeiro thinks this is a constructed fear which is emanating from the West looking at China from their own lens. He however says China may be feeding into this fear by giving wrong signals. China is not emphasizing on advantages that her rise brings to the world at large.
This paper attempts to look at this fear in the context of China’s relationship with Africa. Africa could be the battle ground for influence for the two superpowers. The reviewers think that Africa has no reason to fear. Africa can contribute to the reconstruction of a mutual relationship in which China, the United States of America, and Africa can build mutual trust among the three actors.
Keywords: global hegemon, United States of America, China.
Title: Is China Threat Theory a Construction?: Critical Review
Author: Nakari L. Mwanamvkha, Chloe Adem, Doris A. Onyango, Weldon Ng’eno
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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