Weiwei Chen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at The Open University.

• 1. Introduction – Rethinking Chinese Investment in Africa.- 2. Understanding and Conceptualising Chinese FDI in Africa.- 3. Varieties of Chinese Private Capital in Ethiopia.- 4. State–Business Relations and Institutional Bargaining Mechanisms.- 5. Motives, Determinants, and Post-COVID Adaptations.- 6. Beyond Resource Extraction: Angola vs. Ethiopia as Contrasting Models.- 7. Conclusion: Reframing Chinese Manufacturing FDI and African Industrial Futures.

Weiwei Chen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at The Open University.

• 1. Introduction – Rethinking Chinese Investment in Africa.- 2. Understanding and Conceptualising Chinese FDI in Africa.- 3. Varieties of Chinese Private Capital in Ethiopia.- 4. State–Business Relations and Institutional Bargaining Mechanisms.- 5. Motives, Determinants, and Post-COVID Adaptations.- 6. Beyond Resource Extraction: Angola vs. Ethiopia as Contrasting Models.- 7. Conclusion: Reframing Chinese Manufacturing FDI and African Industrial Futures.

Weiwei Chen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at The Open University.

• 1. Introduction – Rethinking Chinese Investment in Africa.- 2. Understanding and Conceptualising Chinese FDI in Africa.- 3. Varieties of Chinese Private Capital in Ethiopia.- 4. State–Business Relations and Institutional Bargaining Mechanisms.- 5. Motives, Determinants, and Post-COVID Adaptations.- 6. Beyond Resource Extraction: Angola vs. Ethiopia as Contrasting Models.- 7. Conclusion: Reframing Chinese Manufacturing FDI and African Industrial Futures.