1st Edition

China and Africa in Global Context Encounters, Policy, Cooperation and Migration

By LI Anshan Copyright 2022
546 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

546 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

546 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book studies the relationship between China and Africa by reviewing this history and current state of interactions, offering a valuable addition to the often heated and contentious debate surrounding China's engagement in Africa from a Chinese angle. Comprising four parts, the book covers a kaleidoscopic range of topics on China–Africa relations based on materials from different... Read more

Part 1: Encounter and Research  1. China–Africa Contact before Vasco da Gama  2. African Studies in China in the 20th Century  3. African Studies in China in the 21st Century  4. Case Study: The Abirewa Movement in the Gold Coast  5. Case Study: Asafo and Destoolment in Southern Ghana  Part 2: Policy and Implementation  6. Origins of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation  7. China's Policy: Transition and Discourse  8. China's Policy: Continuity and Challenge  9. Cultural Heritage of China's Policy  10. BRICS and Africa  Part 3: Cooperation and Dynamics  11. Bilateral Cooperation and Co-development  12. Chinese Medical Teams in Africa  13. China's Technology Transfer in Africa  14. People-to-People Contact in China–Africa Relations  15. Cultural Similarities and Mutual Learning  Part 4: Migration and Diaspora  16. Chinese Indentured Labour in South Africa  17. Early Chinese and Indians in South Africa  18. Chinese Migration and China's African Policy  19. African Diaspora in China: History and Present  20. African Students in China: Trend, Policy and Roles

Biography

LI Anshan is Emeritus Professor in the School of International Studies at Peking University, Adjunct Professor at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, President of the Chinese Society of African Historical Studies and Vice President of the International Scientific Committee of UNESCO General History of Africa (Vols IX-XI). He specialises in African history, overseas Chinese in Africa, African nationalism and China–Africa relations.