Abstract: The research object is the role of China’s assistance in the implementation of Information and Communication Technologies projects in the context of international assistance of China to Africa, and the role of the Forum on China-Africa cooperation (FOCAC) in this process. The research subject is the set of measures used by China to provide such assistance including that within FOCAC. The author studies such aspects of the topic as the importance of Chinese transnational corporations operating in the field of communication technologies, the role of FOCAC as a platform helping realize effective cooperation between China and Africa in the field of telecommunication, and the reaction of Western countries to such actions of Beijing. To solve the research tasks the author uses the following methods: structural-logical, the system approach, historical and economical and statistical analysis. The author arrives at the following conclusions: 1) the Information and Communication Technologies field is one of the most promising market sectors for China in Africa, as its corporations have a range of advantages compared with their Western competitors; 2) in consideration of close connection between Chinese companies and the government, it is obvious that through this interaction, Beijing successfully extends the pool of its political partners; 3) FOCAC plays a special role as it is the only mechanism allowing China to realize its African vector of external policy bilaterally and multilaterally. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the fact that the author analyzes the topic which hasn’t been studied sufficiently enough in Russian and foreign historiography; the author analyzes new sources and attempts to define the role of FOCAC particularly in cooperation in the field of telecommunication. 
 

Abstract: Special attention is currently paid to the emergence and development of such phenomenon as “non-Western” approaches and schools in the analysis of international relations. This work is therefore devoted to the question of research of general genesis of China’s school of theory of international relations and study of its modern specificity. Additionally, this article also explores the establishment of the “International Relations” discipline within the framework of scientific research and academic community of China, as well as its teaching in the China’s universities. This article was written employing the most relevant Chinese sources, some of which are not yet accessible for Russian readers. The main conclusion of this reseach consists in the fact that Chinese school of theory of international relations emerged fairly recently and is yet to formalize into paradigms common to the West, which does not impede its rapid development and be on a rise. The scientific novelty of this research consists in the analysis of the newest works of Chinese political scientists for determination of key trends of development of China’s school of international relations.