China's Sharp Power In Africa: A Handbook For Building National Resilience

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

The Hoover Project on China’s Global Sharp Power invites you to the launch event for a new report China's Sharp Power in Africa: A Handbook for Building National Resilience on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 from 10AM - 11AM PST.

Across sub-Saharan Africa, China has burst on to the scene as a leading partner. Although this affords African nations rich opportunities, it also exposes them to the risks of authoritarian sharp power and makes the conditions for democracy in the region more challenging. Where are the red flags? And how can African nations engage with China while safeguarding their sovereignty and advancing good governance, development, and democracy?

The report is available here

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, ​Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), and a Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education at Stanford University. He co-chairs the Hoover Institution’s programs on China’s Global Sharp Power and on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Glenn Tiffert is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a historian of modern China. He co-chairs the Hoover project on China’s Global Sharp Power and works closely with government and civil society partners to document and build resilience against authoritarian interference with democratic institutions. Most recently, he co-authored and edited Global Engagement: Rethinking Risk in the Research Enterprise (2020).

Oliver McPherson-Smith is a doctoral candidate in political science at the University of Oxford. His research explores the politics of the private sector in Africa and the Middle East. He previously received a master’s degree in Middle Eastern studies from Harvard University, and a bachelor’s degree in land economy from the University of Cambridge.

Jendayi Frazer is the Duignan Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution. She is a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, and former U.S. ambassador to South Africa. She was a distinguished service professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and Department of Social and Decision Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University.

H. Kwasi Prempeh is a Professor of Law at Seton Hall University Law School, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A., where he teaches courses in constitutional law, comparative constitutional design and corporate law, among others. Professor Prempeh received his Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School and holds MBA and BSc. (Administration) degrees from Baylor University, Texas, and the University of Ghana, respectively. A National Endowment for Democracy 2011 Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, he is a founding member of the Governing Board of the Center and served from 2001 to 2003 as the Center’s first Director of Legal Policy and Governance. Prof. Prempeh is co-editor-in-chief of the Center’s Democracy Watch.

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To help African countries engage China for development? Question, please? What does China get out of this? Perhaps China is embarking on a new world tour for human dignity, personal freedom, or just being nice? If anyone on the board wants a second opinion, take the time to interview some of the Uighur people for additional insights; better do it soon though. (Ridiculous).