How does strengthening the Sino-African bond impact Western powers? It has been argued that Western countries are increasingly alarmed and uneasy about their deteriorating influence within African countries. This comes from the fact that they are aware that they are missing out on opportunities due to the rich resources of Africa, which are being taken advantage of in general by China, which is progressively forging ties with Africa, within a political, commercial, infrastructure and natural resources. context based (Kermeliotis, 2011). The fact remains that Western countries are still strongly connected to African countries, yet growing Sino-African commitments are creating “deep nervousness” in the West, says David Shinn, the former US ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia (as quoted in Kermiliotis, 2011). Data confirming this discomfort shows that between 2001 and 2007, trade between Africa and China increased by 681% to reach $73 billion (Rich and Recker, 2012). Furthermore, according to the OECD, by the time 2009 arrived, China had completely surpassed the United States as Africa's largest trading partner, while, in 2000, the United States was three times larger than China (Kermelioltis, 2011), demonstrating hence the enormous scope of Sino-Africa relations and the short time in which they developed. However, all of this raises questions about how this is viewed and how this impacts Western countries and their position as current superpowers. There is an obvious awareness of the Sino-African connection, but what are the consequences of this and how will things change as a result, particularly in terms of the West? (Glennie, 2012). The main areas of interest to be discussed therefore concern how and why Western countries are losing investments... in the middle of the paper... behind. This relates not only to Sino-African ties, but also to broader emerging markets as a whole. As has been discussed how BRIC nations, such as India, also pose future threats very similar to those of China in Africa. For Africa, however, we once again arrive at a critical historical crossroads, where it must carefully choose its alliances to continue to achieve economic transformation and socio-political stability. How effectively Africa does this will allow them to distinguish the need for the Sino-African bond and whether or not other preferable options need to be explored in the future (Abebe, 2013). However, it is clear that Africa and China have a deeply rooted history, and any change to this situation would give rise to much controversy, even if the current resisting superpowers, in the West, regain their international position..