肯亞多年來一直致力於國家發展，並已成功躋身東非最強國之列。其取得這項成就的重要途徑之一是外交關係，外交關係為肯亞帶來了許多益處，例如從美國獲得國家安全保障，以及從中國的「一帶一路」倡議中受益。近年來，非洲外交的趨勢是尋求與中國加強合作，以期「一帶一路」倡議及其他機會能為肯亞帶來更多發展。然而，肯亞民眾似乎在選擇信任哪個國家以期獲得更好的發展方面猶豫不決。本研究旨在從政府、學者和公民三個層面分析肯亞，以便更了解肯亞民眾對全球超級大國的看法和偏好。研究目標是找出哪個國家可能是肯亞真正青睞的合作夥伴，以及在肯亞邁向已開發國家的道路上最有可能的盟友。儘管肯亞仍在尋求與兩國建立牢固的關係，但研究結果清楚地表明，中國提供的好處和忠誠度使其在贏得肯亞民眾的青睞方面佔據優勢。

Kenya has been striving to improve its nations for many years and has succeeded in becoming one of the strongest nations in Eastern Africa. One of the significant avenues to this achievement was through diplomatic relations which has gained them many benefits, improved national security from the United States and receiving infrastructure from China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The trend of African diplomacy in recent years has been to seek more cooperation with China so as the BRI and other opportunities offer more for their country. However, it seems that the hearts and minds of Kenyans are torn between which nation to trust to bring them towards better development. This research seeks to analyze the nation of Kenya at three different levels, government, scholar, and citizen, to better understand the biases and opinions of Kenyans on the topic of global superpowers. The goal is to identify which nation may be Kenya’s true favorite partner and most probable ally in its journey to becoming a developed nation. While Kenya still seeks to develop strong bonds with both nations, it is clear from the results that the benefits and loyalty of the PRC have given them an edge in winning over Kenyan favor.

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