China-Africa Relations

Kathryn Batchelor is Associate Professor in the Department of French and Francophone Studies, University of Nottingham, UK. Xiaoling Zhang is Associate Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, UK.

‘A valuable book that dissects the ‘heart’ of China-Africa relations through insightful cultural, media and communication perspectives to create new critical knowledge on the relationship.’ – Professor Zhang Yanqiu, Director of the Africa Communication Research Center, Communication University of China‘Much has been published on China’s economic and political relations with Africa. Few books, however, have addressed how China has branded itself in Africa through media representations and cultural cooperation, and vice versa how Africa is being perceived in China. Thus this book represents an important and critical contribution to the understanding of the relationship between Africa and China.’ – Professor Helge Rønning, Department of Media and Communication. University of Oslo.‘This is a rich and diverse collection of articles. The inclusion of two historical chapters, several fascinating case studies, and the use of analytical tools, theories, and literatures not often seen in China-Africa research go a long way to enriching the field.’ – Dr Yoon Jung Park, Convener, Chinese in Africa/Africans in China Research Network

• 1. Introduction: Images, Nation Branding and News Framing2. Beyond the Drama: Sino-African Ties in PerspectivePart I: Building Images through Cultural Cooperation and Diplomacy3. Revolutionary Friendship: Representing Africa during the Mao Era 4. Giving ‘Prominence to Politics’: African Sportsmen Visit China in the Early Cultural Revolution5. Twenty-first Century Sino-African Cultural Cooperation: Exploring Reciprocity 6. Confucius Institutes in Africa: Culture and Language without Controversy?7. China Corner: Chinese Book Donations to Africa8. China’s Digital Public Diplomacy towards Africa: Actors, Messages and AudiencesPart II: Building Images through Media Representation and Communication 9. Chinese Media and Diplomacy in Africa: Theoretical Pathways10. Newspaper Coverage of China’s Engagement with Nigeria: Partner or Predator? 11. Media Construction of African Image(s) for the Chinese Media Public12. Chinese Developmentalism and Television Representation of South Africa13. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities of Huawei and ZTE in Africa14. The Effectiveness of Chinese Technical Assistance and Knowledge Transfer in East Africa from the Perspective of Medium-of-Instruction