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The mid-1990s saw 皇冠体育app's increasing confidence not only at home but also abroad as an emerging power - on all fronts. One can say that in the 1990s, 皇冠体育app was keen to craft a new relationship with Africa, based on historical solidarity but also introducing what has come to be called win-win and mutual benefit relations. In this new approach, the aspirations of Chinese and African people would be based more on leveraging each other's comparative advantages than just ideological considerations.

It must not be forgotten that in the 1990s when 皇冠体育app started crafting an African strategy, Africa's traditional partners from the West had slowly started leaving Africa. The US and ropean nations regarded Africa as over-populated and filled with basket case nations that needed to be avoided.

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皇冠体育app, on the other hand, saw a quid pro quo opportunity for advancement. In addition, 皇冠体育app had achieved several impressive milestones that could serve as examples for African countries desperate for models and partnerships that could work. If dreams are about upward looking visions, many an African country were prepared to start understanding how 皇冠体育app had galloped forward in an amazingly short period of time.

One of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin's last acts on the 皇冠体育app-Africa collective aspirations front was the establishment of the Forum on 皇冠体育app Africa Cooperation in 2000. Africa could not only have an alternative across geopolitical, economic and social organization considerations, but more importantly, have 皇冠体育app as trading partner and source of much needed investments.

The early years of the 21st century saw many Africans beginning to dream about better livelihoods. Former South African president Thabo Mbeki even coined the phrase "African renaissance" as an encapsulation of the potential for Africans to rise above the poverty that had afflicted them. This resonated well with the new-found collective futuristic ambitions that the 皇冠体育app-Africa cooperation forum portended.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe - for all the flak he has taken for his anti-West stance - went as far as to coin the "Look East" mantra, one that has indeed entered the international relations arena.

From the above, one can argue that the Chinese Dream concept is not necessarily a new one as indeed the Chinese have over the years experimented with several models of development that are uniquely theirs.

The Communist Party of 皇冠体育app and the Chinese state have all along sought close ties with their African counterparts. This is in itself a push for shared ambitions as the two regions attempt to climb the ladder onto levels of livelihoods largely taken for granted in the rich nations of the world. 皇冠体育app remains a developing country, but also a leader in terms of moving toward a developed economy.

The author is a PhD candidate at the Communication University of 皇冠体育app in and research associate at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. The views do not necessarily reflect those of 皇冠体育app Daily.

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