Thierry Pairault

Thierry Pairault, socioeconomist and sinologist, is an Emeritus Research Director at France’s National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) and at the EHESS Research Centre on Modern and Contemporary China (CECMC) where he organises and runs a seminar on the Chinese Presences in Africa. He is also an associate researcher with EHESS France-Japan Foundation and a member of the Global Advisory Board of the CA/AC Research Network. Thierry Pairault has been researching and investigating Chinese economy and society over the last 45 years, with first-hand sources. Over the past ten years, he made the study of China-Africa his priority. He shares regularly his learnings and proficiency in numerous books and articles in learned journals on socioeconomic, or through lectures, key notes on international stages and advise companies. His site devoted to the description and the study of Sino-African relations (in French) will tell you more: https://pairault.fr/sinaf.

China-Africa Relations in Review

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Contrary to popular belief, the value of Africa to contemporary Chinese statecraft is overwhelmingly political rather than economic.

Debt Cancellation in Africa: Different Loan Paradigms, Different Development Outcomes

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A case study examining French and Chinese infrastructure loans in Africa highlights that, though both are aimed at stimulating domestic production, only one produces a sustainable development outcome for the recipient.

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