China has since the end of the Angolan civil war in 2002 been an important partner inrebuilding Angola and expanding the infrastructure throughout the country, makingAngola a more integrated and predictable country. The Chinese economy has at thesame time experienced a thriving economic growth while the US has beenexperiencing the opposite. This has led to a shift in the international system in whichthe US hegemony is challenged while China gains momentum as a growing worldpower. In light of the Neo-Gramcian theory of hegemony, this study examines theseshifts in the international state structure as well as the rise of a Chinese hegemony inAfrica, particularly in Angola and its oil industry in which China has high stakes as aninvestor and importer. However, despite the intense Chinese investment in the oilindustry in Angola, this research shows, in line with the issue-area assumption aboutforeign policy, that China does in fact not exert significant power or influence in theoil industry in Angola.
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