China in Africa: Dislocating Cultures, Re-examining the Role of the Nation-State, and the China Model in the Process of Development

From Angola to Zimbabwe, and from bicycle factories in Accra to soccer stadiums in Zanzibar, the Chinese presence in Africa is irrepressible, and China’s investments on the continent are increasing at galloping rates. Recent economic downturns in the United States, Europe, and China’s trade relations and economic development projects in Africa have Sino-Optimists, Sino-Pessimists, and Sino-Cautionists reassessing the “China Model” in Africa, and what has become the role of the African nation-state in development. The foreign policy elites of China have not by any means hidden China’s political agendas in Africa. They are proud to announce that China has a