Brazil and China Interests in Atlantic Africa: Convergences, Divergences and Opportunities for Cooperation Inside the BRICS Forum Framework

Marcos E. Da Silva
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Brazil and China have strategic interests in the West African countries. Of these two countries, China has increased influence in the region, both in the economic and in the military issues. In this context, some questions arise: How could the presence of China in the western portion of the African continent interfere with Brazilian interests in this region? As Brazil and China's trade relations with Africa grow, will the possibility of disputes arise between these two current BRICS partners? Could the participation of Brazil and China in the BRICS group contribute to aligning these interests and, if possible, minimize some future disputes? Thus, the article aims to identify whether a forum such as the BRICS, can contribute to aligning the objectives and interests of its constituent States or minimize the divergences arising from conflicting objectives and interests, particularly in the Atlantic portion of Africa. In order to achieve this objective, the article is divided into three sections. Firstly, it identifies the current strategic interests of Brazil and China in the Atlantic portion of the African continent. Secondly, it presents an analysis of the present and potential conflict of interests of these two States related to Atlantic Africa. The third section focuses on BRICS, seeking to identify how its vocation for dialogue and consensus-building may be useful to minimize these potential conflicting interests and even institutionalize an arbitration center for its members. Keywords: Atlantic Africa. BRICS. Brazil. China.
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巴西和中国在大西洋非洲的利益:金砖国家论坛框架内的趋同、分歧和合作机遇
巴西和中国在西非国家拥有战略利益。在这两个国家中,中国在该地区的经济和军事问题上的影响力都有所增加。在这种情况下,出现了一些问题:中国在非洲大陆西部的存在如何会干扰巴西在该地区的利益?随着巴西和中国与非洲贸易关系的发展,这两个目前的金砖国家伙伴之间是否会出现争端?巴西和中国加入金砖国家集团是否有助于协调这些利益,并在可能的情况下尽量减少未来的一些争端?因此,本文旨在确定像金砖国家这样的论坛是否有助于调整其组成国的目标和利益,或最大限度地减少因目标和利益冲突而产生的分歧,特别是在非洲大西洋地区。为了实现这一目标,本文分为三个部分。首先,它确定了巴西和中国目前在非洲大陆大西洋部分的战略利益。第二,它分析了这两个国家目前和潜在的与大西洋非洲有关的利益冲突。第三部分侧重于金砖国家,试图确定其对话和建立共识的使命如何有助于最大限度地减少这些潜在的利益冲突,甚至使其成员的仲裁中心制度化。关键词:大西洋非洲。金砖四国。巴西中国
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