Anti-African Sentiment in China

Asia Dialogue posted on 30 August 2019 a commentary titled "As the Sino-African Relationship Flourishes, Increasing Anti-African Sentiment in China is Alarming" by Kwizela Aristide Basebya, Communication University of China in Beijing.

The author argues that as more Africans migrate to China, there is rising social and economic tension with Chinese. Among the problems is a sharp increase in racist and hate comments against Africans by Chinese internet users.

China's Stereotypes of Africa

Foreign Policy published on 30 September 2015 an interesting piece titled "Map: China's Stereotypes of Africa, from 'Chaotic' Somalia to 'Awesome' Gambia" by Warner Brown.  The article is based on plotting and translating the most common Chinese-language Baidu query associated with each African country.  Chinese netizens, like their Western counterparts, tend to associate Africa with violence, poverty, disease, and exotic dining habits.