AFRO1903

China's ascendancy as an economic and political global power has been the subject of much scholarly and political debate. Specifically, China's renewed interest in Africa continues to beg the question, what is China's Africa strategy or Africa-China strategy? Some scholars have suggested that China's strategic interests in Africa are purely economic, more specifically, resource extraction and exploitation, which has led to renewed concerns of neo-colonialism! Other questions that have been raised include how this engagement will benefit the African countries engaged with China. This course seeks to examine/explore these issues and better understand how China's engagement in Africa may have lasting consequences for the continent's future.

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