China in Africa
- Date: Wednesday 26 September 2018, 15:30 – 18:30
- Location: Liberty Building LT (LG.06)
- Type: Conferences
- Cost: Free
his seminar, featuring presenters from South Africa and Kenya, along with renowned UK based authors and academics, will consider China’s activities in Africa from a variety of perspectives.
Register for the event
With growth in China-Africa trade averaging 20% annually over the last two decades and China set to become Africa’s largest source of FDI within the next 10 years, China is already Africa’s largest economic partner.
China’s increasing involvement in Africa’s infrastructure development, the activities of Chinese enterprises in Africa’s construction, manufacturing, agricultural and service sectors, and the increasing visibility of Chinese entrepreneurs across Africa has been widely reported in the world’s media in recent years.
However, while there has been much debate on both China’s motivations for being so active in Africa and on the possible benefits of partnership to African countries, it remains challenging to understand the full extent of (and potential for) the China-Africa economic relationship and, moreover, how security considerations will impact upon the growing economic and social links that China has developed with African states.
This seminar, featuring presenters from South Africa and Kenya, along with renowned UK based authors and academics, will consider China’s activities in Africa from a variety of perspectives including industrialisation, agricultural development, security and international relations.
The event is organised by the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds (BCI). Complete the registration form on the BCI website.
Event format
| 3:30pm | Welcome remarks (Dr Giles Blackburne) |
| 3:35pm | Presentations (Dr Zheng Yixiao and Dr Garth Le Pere) |
| 4:30pm | Break |
| 4:45pm | Presentations (Professor Chris Alden, Dr Joshua Ogweno, and Dr Chris Paterson) |
| 5:50pm | Discussion Panel and Q&A (Chaired by Dr Kweku Ampiah) |
| 6:30pm | Event close |
For further information, please contact The Business Confucius Institute at Confucius@leeds.ac.uk
About the speaker
- Professor Chris Alden, London School of Economics
- Dr Kweku Ampiah, East Asian Studies, University of Leeds
- Dr Garth Le Pere, University of Pretoria
- Dr Joshua Otieno Ogweno, Director of the Confucius Institute at Egerton University, Kenya
- Dr Chris Paterson, School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds
- Dr Zheng Yixiao, London School of Economics
Read more about the speakers in this Confucius Institute blog post.