China-Africa Relations: Building Images through Cultural Co-operation, Media Representation, and Communication

China-Africa Relations: Building Images through Cultural Co-operation, Media Representation, and Communication
ISBN-10
135185805X
ISBN-13
9781351858052
Category
Social Science
Pages
270
Language
English
Published
2017-06-26
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Xiaoling Zhang, Kathryn Batchelor

Description

The recent rapid growth in China’s involvement in Africa is being promoted by both Chinese and African leaders as being conducted in a spirit of cooperation, friendship and equality. In the media and informally, however, a different, less harmonious picture emerges. This book explores how China and Africa really regard each other, how official images are manufactured, and how informal images are nevertheless shaped and put forward. The book covers a wide range of areas where China-Africa exchange exists, including diplomacy, technological cooperation, sport, culture and arts exchange. The book also discusses the historical development of the relationship and how it is likely to develop going forward.

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