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[email protected] Twitter: @bogaziciasya / @bogaziciasya_en Bosphorus Center for Asian Studies the window of Turkey opening to Asia Parameters of China’s African Policy 2 Parameters of China’s African Policy Gözde Söğütlü Researcher, BAAM BAAM Belt and Road Program Ankara 2019 Bosphorus Center for Asian Studies the window of Turkey opening to Asia Parameters of China’s African Policy 3 Introduction After the Cold War, the African continent, which has emerged as a partner and investment / trade partner, has continued to maintain its strategic importance in the global power struggle. With the increasing importance of the African continent, the People's Republic of China, which wants to establish itself as a new global power in parallel with its economic growth, has also started to expand its sphere of influence in the continent. China's policies in the political and economic spheres of African countries in a short period of time have been effective.