Africa Aware: Beijing's vision of China-Africa relations

How is China’s engagement with Africa changing?

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Published 11 January 2022 — 31 minute listen

Yusuf Hassan

Former Parliamentary, Media and Outreach Officer, Africa Programme

Fergus Kell

Former Research Fellow, Africa Programme

In this episode of Africa Aware, Professor Tang Xiaoyang examines Beijing’s vision of China-Africa relations and its approach to debt relief in the context of post-pandemic domestic economic adjustments. Then Fergus Kell outlines a new Chatham House project on infrastructure-linked debt sustainability in Africa and discusses the recent Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Dakar, Senegal.