Young-Chan Kim is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Greenwich, UK. Dr Kim has intensely researched China and the Asian Pacific region, with six publications including Chinese Global Production Networks in the ASEAN, and US Firms’ Business Competence in the Taiwanese IT Industry. He has also written articles for other academic books and journals.

“China and Africa: A new paradigm of global business is a comprehensive collection covering a broad range of political, historical and economic accounts in the field of China–Africa relations. … book is recommended to a wide readership, ranging from students to policymakers with backgrounds in international relations, anthropology and history, among others. … serves as a valuable tool, with empirical data, for readers with an interest in understanding the dynamics of Sino–African relations in this fast-moving, globalised world.” (Yejoo Kim, South African Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 24 (4), November, 2017)

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Global Shift in Economic Power to Asia and the Challenges of Africa’s Industrialisation in the Twenty First Century (Lauren Okolo).- Part 1: Chinese Perspective in Africa.- Chapter 2 ‘Safari Tour’ and Zhou’s Dream of Mao’s land in Africa (Young-Chan Kim).- Chapter 3 From White Elephants to Flying Geese: China in Africa, a new model for development or more of the same (Maria Thorborg).- Chapter 4 Cyrildene Chinatown, Suburban Settlement, and Ethnic Economy in Post-Apartheid Johannesburg (Liang Xu).- Chapter 5 China’s energy diplomacy towards Africa from the perspective of politics (Ai-Qin Cheng & Jianhong Cai).- Part 2: Chinese Companies in Africa.- Chapter 6 The China Challenge: Cameroonians between discontent and popular admiration (Ute Roeschenthaler and Antoine Socpa).- Chapter 7 The Economic Determinants of Chinese FDI in Egypt (Hany Elshamy).- Chapter 8 Learning to Collaborate: The Case Study of a Chinese-Kenyan CSR Effort (Irene Yuan Sun and Wang Yuan).- Chapter 9 China and Namibia: An all-weather friendship investigated (Henning Melber).- Chapter 10 ‘Unequal Sino-African Relations’: A Perspective from Africans in Guangzhou (Dong Niu).- Chapter 11 Conclusion: An argument for a development paradigm in Africa that reconciles the Washington Consensus with the Beijing Model (Anutechia Asongu Simplice).

Young-Chan Kim is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Greenwich, UK. Dr Kim has intensely researched China and the Asian Pacific region, with six publications including Chinese Global Production Networks in the ASEAN, and US Firms’ Business Competence in the Taiwanese IT Industry. He has also written articles for other academic books and journals.

“China and Africa: A new paradigm of global business is a comprehensive collection covering a broad range of political, historical and economic accounts in the field of China–Africa relations. … book is recommended to a wide readership, ranging from students to policymakers with backgrounds in international relations, anthropology and history, among others. … serves as a valuable tool, with empirical data, for readers with an interest in understanding the dynamics of Sino–African relations in this fast-moving, globalised world.” (Yejoo Kim, South African Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 24 (4), November, 2017)

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Global Shift in Economic Power to Asia and the Challenges of Africa’s Industrialisation in the Twenty First Century (Lauren Okolo).- Part 1: Chinese Perspective in Africa.- Chapter 2 ‘Safari Tour’ and Zhou’s Dream of Mao’s land in Africa (Young-Chan Kim).- Chapter 3 From White Elephants to Flying Geese: China in Africa, a new model for development or more of the same (Maria Thorborg).- Chapter 4 Cyrildene Chinatown, Suburban Settlement, and Ethnic Economy in Post-Apartheid Johannesburg (Liang Xu).- Chapter 5 China’s energy diplomacy towards Africa from the perspective of politics (Ai-Qin Cheng & Jianhong Cai).- Part 2: Chinese Companies in Africa.- Chapter 6 The China Challenge: Cameroonians between discontent and popular admiration (Ute Roeschenthaler and Antoine Socpa).- Chapter 7 The Economic Determinants of Chinese FDI in Egypt (Hany Elshamy).- Chapter 8 Learning to Collaborate: The Case Study of a Chinese-Kenyan CSR Effort (Irene Yuan Sun and Wang Yuan).- Chapter 9 China and Namibia: An all-weather friendship investigated (Henning Melber).- Chapter 10 ‘Unequal Sino-African Relations’: A Perspective from Africans in Guangzhou (Dong Niu).- Chapter 11 Conclusion: An argument for a development paradigm in Africa that reconciles the Washington Consensus with the Beijing Model (Anutechia Asongu Simplice).

Young-Chan Kim is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Greenwich, UK. Dr Kim has intensely researched China and the Asian Pacific region, with six publications including Chinese Global Production Networks in the ASEAN, and US Firms’ Business Competence in the Taiwanese IT Industry. He has also written articles for other academic books and journals.

“China and Africa: A new paradigm of global business is a comprehensive collection covering a broad range of political, historical and economic accounts in the field of China–Africa relations. … book is recommended to a wide readership, ranging from students to policymakers with backgrounds in international relations, anthropology and history, among others. … serves as a valuable tool, with empirical data, for readers with an interest in understanding the dynamics of Sino–African relations in this fast-moving, globalised world.” (Yejoo Kim, South African Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 24 (4), November, 2017)

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Global Shift in Economic Power to Asia and the Challenges of Africa’s Industrialisation in the Twenty First Century (Lauren Okolo).- Part 1: Chinese Perspective in Africa.- Chapter 2 ‘Safari Tour’ and Zhou’s Dream of Mao’s land in Africa (Young-Chan Kim).- Chapter 3 From White Elephants to Flying Geese: China in Africa, a new model for development or more of the same (Maria Thorborg).- Chapter 4 Cyrildene Chinatown, Suburban Settlement, and Ethnic Economy in Post-Apartheid Johannesburg (Liang Xu).- Chapter 5 China’s energy diplomacy towards Africa from the perspective of politics (Ai-Qin Cheng & Jianhong Cai).- Part 2: Chinese Companies in Africa.- Chapter 6 The China Challenge: Cameroonians between discontent and popular admiration (Ute Roeschenthaler and Antoine Socpa).- Chapter 7 The Economic Determinants of Chinese FDI in Egypt (Hany Elshamy).- Chapter 8 Learning to Collaborate: The Case Study of a Chinese-Kenyan CSR Effort (Irene Yuan Sun and Wang Yuan).- Chapter 9 China and Namibia: An all-weather friendship investigated (Henning Melber).- Chapter 10 ‘Unequal Sino-African Relations’: A Perspective from Africans in Guangzhou (Dong Niu).- Chapter 11 Conclusion: An argument for a development paradigm in Africa that reconciles the Washington Consensus with the Beijing Model (Anutechia Asongu Simplice).