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- - - - p. 419 It will be argued that to support authoritarian and repressive regimes and to alienate powerful trade partners is not the best strategu for china to develop long-lasting relationships. Thus it is quite probable that in the not distant future China will ebe forced to reconsider its policies towards some of the more troublesome African states.
      - p. 420 China is only a regional power and it is a very long way from being able to challenge the USA and the EU at the global level. ... gaining a foothold in Africa might facilitate an increase of chinese power, it ... have any significant impact in the currtent balance of power worldwide. China's Africa policy primarily aims at securing energy supplies and does not seem to be part of a grand strategy to challenge other global powers
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        African heads of state and government largely interpreted the EU’s trilateral initiative as a power instrument of the EU and China to negotiate above the heads of Africans. Consequently, African policymakers expressed a fierce rejection of the EU’s proposal. Instead, they advocated for a strategy of continuing bilateral relations with both the EU and China, which would leave them the possibility of playing out one donor against the other and select the offer of the best bidder.
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        Apart from internal European disagreements, the EU’s policy proposal for trilateral cooperation also faced major resistance from the Chinese and African side. One of the key reasons for the lack of external support for the EU’s trilateral offer was the fact it reached out to only one partner. In spite of the label of “trilateral EU, Africa, and China cooperation,” the Commission’s communication was, in fact, mostly addressed to the Chinese audience. European officials believed that by calling the initiative a “trilateral” partnership, they would be able to circumvent China’s opposition to bilaterally engage with the EU on Africa. Yet, even under the smoke screen of trilateral cooperation, the EU faced difficulties in entering into a dialogue with Chinese officials on Africa, as shown by the repeated attempts of Commissioner Louis Michel to travel to China to meet with adequate counterparts.
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        However, recent policy shifts in the Chinese and the European aid policy towards Africa have created a positive momentum for reconsidering the option of trilateral cooperation between European, Chinese and African partners.