LSE Ideas published in October 2021 a collection of essays titled "FOCAC at 21: Future Trajectories of China-Africa Relations" by the China Foresight Project.
The next FOCAC Summit is scheduled to take place in late November in Senegal. The goal of this report is to highlight emerging trends that have the potential to shape China-Africa relations in the near to medium-term future.
It includes the following essays:
--Introduction: FOCAC in a Time of COVID-19 by Chris Alden.
--Can China Pull Back? A Balance-of-Payments Assessment of the Decline in China's Overseas Investment by Stephen Paduano.
--Africa's Priorities at FOCAC: Economic Recovery and Resilience by Mzukisi Qobo.
--Seeking Stability: China's Security Engagement in Africa by Lukas Fiala.
--Going beyond the Stereotypes: China's Digital Infrastructure in Africa by Iginio Gagliardone.
--Education and Knowledge Production by Yu-Shan Wu.
--Expanding Horizons: China-Africa Cooperation on Space Technology by Gidon Gautel.
--China-Africa Public Health Cooperation and Vaccine Diplomacy by Lina Benabdallah.
