China, Africa, Media and Migration

The Centre of Chinese Studies at Stellenbosch University just issued its first edition of African East-Asian Affairs. This edition focuses on China's media interaction with Africa.

The March 2013 issue contains the following contributions:

• The Media Framing of China's Image in East Africa: An Exploratory Study by Bob Wekesa.
• Not Confucius, nor Kung Fu: Economy and Business as Chinese Soft Power in Africa by Jaroslaw Jura and Kaja Kaluzynska.
• The Political and Diplomatic Implications of Social Media: the Cases of China and South Africa by Yu-Shan Wu.
• Lonely Nights Online: How Does Social Networking Channel Chinese Migration and Business to Africa? by Jinghao Lu and Cobus van Staden.