WHAT DRIVES CHINESE TECHNOLOGY IMPORTS INTO AFRICA? A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
WHAT DRIVES CHINESE TECHNOLOGY IMPORTS INTO AFRICA? A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Summary/Abstract: Motives: The factors that affect technology imports from China have never been examinedin the literature, and this study was undertaken to fill in this knowledge gap. The factors that drivehigh-tech imports from China to Africa, including those that negatively impact imports, wereidentified. The results can be used to implement changes in the trade strategies of African countries,including industry 4.0 strategies or trade agreements with China, and to influence the behaviorof companies importing high-tech from China.Aim: The primary goal is to identify the factors that influence technology transfer, in particular thetransfer of electronic and electrical technologies, in the areas of high-tech manufacturing. The secondgoal is to determine whether these factors have equal strength and direction of influence on differentstreams of technology transfer.Results: The study demonstrated that both economic and geographical factors influence technologytransfer, defined as two streams of high-tech manufactures: electronic and electrical, as well as otherhigh-tech manufactures. However, the two import streams behaved differently, and different factorsaffected Chinese imports into Africa.

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