China and Taiwan in Africa

Sabella Ogbobode Abidde is a tenured full professor of political science and member of the graduate faculty at Alabama State University, US, where he teaches courses in comparative politics, international relations, African politics and institutions, US foreign policy, senior seminar classes, and the politics of developing nations.

• Part I: Contest and Contestations - The Early Years.- Chapter 1: Sovereignty and International Recognition: Exploring the Complex China-Africa-Taiwan Relations.- Chapter 2: China in Africa: Historical Roots (1949-1970).- Chapter 3: The Statehood of Taiwan.- Chapter 4: The Cold War and the China-Taiwan Impasse.- Chapter 5: Japan and the Political Status of Taiwan.- Part II: Foreign Policy and International Organizations.- Chapter 6: China’s Foreign Policy Towards Africa, 1949-1970.- Chapter 7: Beijing or Taipei: The 1971 UN Resolution.- Chapter 8: Beijing, Washington and Taipei in the WHO.- Chapter 9: Economic Alignment, Political Non-Alignment: Engaging Issues in OAU/AU’s Response to China-Taiwan Diplomatic Debacles in Africa.- Part III: Pragmatic Diplomacy and Shifting Allegiances.- Chapter 10: The Switching of Sides by Senegal and Nigeria.- Chapter 11: Nelson Mandela, the ANC, China, and Taiwan.- Chapter 12: Promoting One-China Policy:  PRC’s ‘Influence Strategies’ and Their Effectiveness in Africa.- Chapter 13: China vs Taiwan in Africa: The Role of Democracy and Electoral Competitiveness.- Chapter 14: The US-China-Taiwan Relations: Military Invasion, Annexation, and Verbal Brinkmanship.- Index.