"Today, by many accounts, China is the world's foremost purveyor of foreign aid and foreign investment to developing … countries. This is the product of China's miracle economic growth over a period of more than three decades, together with China …-volume work is the first comprehensive study of China's aid and investment strategy to trace how it has evolved since Beijing …

"Most analyses of Chinese engagement in Africa focus either on what China gets out of these partnerships or the impacts … that China's aid and investment have had on African countries. This analysis approaches Sino-African relations as a vibrant …, (2) African perceptions of Chinese engagement, (3) how China has adjusted its policies to accommodate often …