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    Foreign Policy Approaches of China and U.S.A. towards Ethiopia Since 2018: a Comparative Analysis
    (Addis Ababa University, 2024-06-01) Yohannes Gebeyehu; Yacob Arsano (PhD)
    The foreign policy interests of China and U.S.A. towards Ethiopia have been anchored on geo strategic interests. Despite having similar strategic interests in Ethiopia, China and the U.S. pursued different foreign policy approaches towards Ethiopia. What accounts for the divergence of the approaches was not explored very well. Therefore, this study aimed at explaining the divergence in foreign policy approaches of China and U.S.A. towards Ethiopia since 2018. A qualitative methodology, a comparative method of research, thematic and content analysis are utilized as part of the research design in this study. Primary sources including personal interviews, policy documents, official reports, speeches of leaders, and secondary sources of data are analyzed using the tools of foreign policy and international relations theories. The analysis revealed that China pursues an approach of detachment to deal with internal conflict, non interference in domestic affairs, state centric approach in its engagement, developmentalist approach in the administration of foreign development assistance and high regard for Westphalian conception of state sovereignty. In contrast, the US pursued a policy of humanitarian intervention in its response to domestic conflicts, unilateral realism in its response to emergency, safety-net approach in the administration of humanitarian aid, the state-in-society approach in its engagement, and coercive power in enforcing its desire. The result indicated that the divergence of the foreign policy approaches of China and U.S.A. mainly resulted from differences in political culture, foreign policy priorities, role conception in the international system, historical experiences, self-image, strategic rivalry, differences in foreign policy decision making mechanisms and Ethiopia’s behavior. Keywords: foreign policy approach/behavior, U.S. foreign policy towards Ethiopia, Chinese foreign policy towards Ethiopia, comparative foreign policy approach