"Is China a 'rogue donor'? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty? Media reports about huge aid packages, support for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the poorest countries in the world have sparked fierce debates. China's tradition of secrecy fuels rumors and speculation. China has ended poverty for hundreds of millions of its own citizens. But what are the risks and opportunities in China's growing embrace of Africa?" "This book provides answers. With colorful stories and hard data, Deborah Brautigam portrays the sometimes surprising realities of Chinese economic engagement in Africa. Drawing on three decades of experience China and Africa, and hundreds of new interviews across Africa, China, Europe, and the US, Brautigam's book shines new light on a topic of great interest. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with China's rise, and what it might mean for the challenge of ending poverty in Africa."--Book jacket.

The changing face of Chinese engagement -- Missionaries and Maoists : how China's aid moved from "Red" to "Expert" -- Feeling the stones: Deng Xiaoping's experiments with aid -- Going global : foreign aid in the toolkit of a rising China -- Eastern promises : an aid system with Chinese characteristics -- Orient express : how does Chinese aid and engagement work? -- Apples and lychees : how much aid does China give? -- Flying geese, crouching tiger : China's changing role in African industrialization -- Asian Tsunami : how a tidal wave can also be a catalyst -- Exporting Green Revolution : from aid to Agribusiness -- Foreign farmers : Chinese settlers in rural Africa -- Rogue donor? : myths and ralities -- Engaging China.