Abia, Diana2020-03-262020-03-262012Abia D. (2012)The influence of China’s socialist transformation on the Arusha declaration, Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaamhttp://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8163Available in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class mark (THS EAF HX418.A24Despite the vast research by scholars on the- Sino relations, little is known about the Sino- Tanzania relations in the period from 1965 to 1979. The overall discussions that emerged from the literatures are the TAZARA railway. This study covers the influence of China's socialist transformation on the Arusha Declaration after the country's major diplomatic break with major Western powers including the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and West Germany. The results of the data which were retrieved from the written documents and oral sources revealed that Tanzania enjoyed a high level of sovereignty and autonomy in the making and implementation of Arusha Declaration during the interaction with China due to the fact that China's aid was not conditioned or tied to any country reforms whatsoever. Thus, the country was able to pursue her own development, to speak for her own interest and judge according to her own perception the requirements of international peace and justice. Therefore, this study shall cover the gap of knowledge concerning how Tanzania, during the few years before the Arusha Declaration and post- Arusha epoch, took a bold step to defend her sovereignty on decision making and autonomy in policy making by breaking up with the major Western powers and Western models of development and embarked on the road to socialism. China's experience travelling on the socialist road with success within few years was an inspiration to Tanzania "s new development path. China's willingness to give development assistance in a form of turn-key projects in industry and agriculture to Tanzania is considered to be the key factor for the positive impact on economic development and change in Tanzania between 1966 and 1975.enArusha DeclarationChinaSocialismThesis