China-South Sudan Relations

The South African Institute for International Affairs published in November 2013 a policy briefing titled "China-South Sudan: Governance in Emerging Relations" by Daniel Large.

The author concludes that "while oil and economic interests remain important, China's relations with South Sudan, and by extension Sudan, have been undergoing a broad shift.  Where once China promoted economic interests through political means, in some respects it now seeks to promote political objectives through economic means."