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NOA Episode 9.3 Chinese Neocolonialism in the Changing Global Order

NOA Episode 9.3 Chinese Neocolonialism in the Changing Global Order

Continuing our discussion of China-Africa relations, this episode focuses on the wider discourse surrounding China’s neo-colonial practices in Africa and beyond. The nature of China’s relations with many countries today has been frequently held in comparison to European colonial practices in the 19th and 20th century. Critiqued as a form of neo-colonialism, join our moderator, Angela, and Min Jing, a writer from UCL Asiatic Affairs, together with Lisa, Larissa and Stephen from UCL African Conference in examining the competing narratives behind this discourse.

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NOA Episode 9.2 Past, Present and Future of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Africa
Narratives of Asia, Politics, Economy Omar Khan Narratives of Asia, Politics, Economy Omar Khan

NOA Episode 9.2 Past, Present and Future of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Africa

Drawing from the previous discussion in episode 9.1 over China’s foreign policy towards Africa, our moderator, Angela, and Min Jing, a writer from UCL Asiatic Affairs, together with Lisa, Larissa and Stephen from UCL African Conference will be further exploring China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its role in African development in this episode. In addition to visible current implications, the episode extrapolates into the advancing economic frontier before deliberating over the future of the Project in Africa.

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