The China–Africa Working Group invites you to their spring workshop consisting of 4 panels, starting this week on Thursday and the Baraza on Friday.  All panels are via zoom on Thursday @ 10 AM EST.  Open invitation.   Baraza is on Friday, 3:30 via webinar and requires registration. PANEL 1: BROAD CONTOURS OF CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS IN THE …

Chinese - African Encounters during the COVID-19 Pandemic. March 31 | 10:00am EST Attend on Zoom. Meeting ID: 941 5221 8913 Passcode: 003254

Africa | China: Impact of the Pandemic on Africa’s Health and China’s Response. 10:00am Papers and discussions investigate China’s economic slowdown in relation to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) due to Covid-19 and increased debt burdens. It considers how Chinese lending and project types have been affected in scope and loan amounts. African countries, …

Africa | China Working Group Focus on Post-COVID Relations Fall Panel 2: Re-Thinking the China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Marina Rudyak, Heidelberg University China's Belt and Road Initiative in Africa and the SDGs: Taking Stock of Promises and Implementation Gaps. Under What Conditions Do African Countries Benefit Most? Marina Rudyak is a sinologist working …

 Africa | China: African Debt Rescheduling and Management. 10:00am CAWG will explore the presence of China in East Africa, especially BRI and debt rescheduling. China is expanding its role in the Indian Ocean (South & East Asia regions) to be a gateway to Africa. The transit route along the Maritime Silk Road, is poised to …

Africa | China: Rethinking the Belt-Road Initiative (BRI). 10:00am CAWG will explore Africa-Asian maritime encounters and origins going back hundreds of years. They manifest in today’s discourses on China’s Maritime Silk Road and China’s current strategic African partners. These presentations explore historical early encounters to contemporary dimensions of strategic infrastructure construction and cultural exchanges that …

China | Africa: Aid, Knowledge, and Innovation Transfer Post Covid-19. Time: 10am Location: TBA

China | Africa: Evolving Relations: Changing Perspectives Post Covid-19. Time: 10am Location TBA

Zoom link: Launch Meeting - Zoom

FALL 2022 Panel 2: CASES OF EVOLVING CHINA–AFRICA RELATIONS November 3, 2022 (Thursday) 10 AM–12 PM (EST) Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94152218913?pwd=QWhkNk12QWVJVytCYi9tZ1Y3dndNUT09

Africa, China, and Cyber-Security Time:  10am Zoom: TBA

Africa, China, Public Opinion and Soft Power. Time: 10am Location: Zoom

China | Africa: The Russia-Ukraine War and Implications for China-Africa Relations.