The expansion of renewable
energy is a central part of this strategy.9 As China's renewable
energy industries grow, Chinese green technology
companies are starting to assert themselves in international markets and low - carbon collaboration and assistance are increasingly becoming features of the country's
foreign cooperation strategy.10 At the fourth Forum on China — Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in 2009 the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced 100
clean energy projects across Africa, including some small - scale projects focused on solar
energy.11 At the fifth FOCAC meeting Downloaded by [Weill Cornell Medical College] at 10:13 25 July 2016 Third World Quarterly 3 in South Africa in December 2015 China pledged US$ 60 billion for a variety of areas of China — Africa cooperation, including renewables and technology transfer.