Wenjie Chen

A rebalancing act for China and Africa: the effects of China's rebalancing on sub-Saharan Africa's trade and growth Wenjie Chen

How does China's new growth model affect sub-Saharan Africa? To address this question, this paper first looks at the growing ties between China and Africa; attempts to estimate more precisely the impact on growth through the trade channel; and finally draws some policy implications regarding whether this means an end of the Africa Rising narrative or merely the beginning of a new chapter.