Chinese cooperation with Africa in health infrastructure in the context of Coronavirus Crisis. BRI?s new emerging priority?

GIACCAGLIA, CLARISA; DUSSORT, MARÍA NOEL; MARCHETTI, AGUSTINA

Journal of European Studies

Project Jean Monnet Network EU-EAC

Año: 2021 vol. 16 p. 13 - 34

2345-1041

Journal of European Studies/Studii Europene, Special issue, part 2 (16): International Cooperation, Migrations, Youth and Education, ?Africa, the European Union and China Towards a New Global Order ? From Pandemic to Renewed Integration and Global Cooperation??, Project Jean Monnet Network EU-EAC, ISSN 2345-1041, ISSN-L 2345-1041The aim of this paper is to analyse infrastructure cooperation projects China has carried out in Sub-Saharan Africa in the period 2013-2020, considering that since Xi Jinping?s assumption China has spread more cooperation initiatives in infrastructure projects in the framework of the BRI. We focus on Chinese cooperation in health infrastructure, since COVID-19 global health emergency highlighted the lack of multilateral cooperation and gave China once again the opportunity to consolidate itself as a big player in the international system, this time in health issues.