Wednesday, October 16, 2024

New Perspectives on China and Africa

 The East Asian Studies Center at Ohio State University in Columbus is hosting on 15 November 2024 a half day symposium titled "New Perspectives on China and Africa."  You can attend in person or join by Zoom.

Speakers will present on the following topics:

David Shinn - China-Africa Security Engagement Since COVID-19

Jyhong Hwang - Built Higher, Dug Deeper: The Effect of Chinese Debt Financing on African Infrastructure Coverage

Phiwokuhle Mnyandu - The Evolution of Chinese Soft Power in Africa: Implications for Technology, African Languages and Cultures in Africa and the Diaspora

Asma Amita Belem - China in Africa, Environmental Governance and Civil Society: The Case of the Kua Forest in Burkina Faso

Joshua Eisenman - China's Relational Power in Africa: Beijing's 'New Type of Party-to-Party Relations'