Examines the issues of media diplomacy, cultural conflicts, and propagation of consensus in the area of China-Africa relations

Focuses on the problematic of communication itself and the mediated narratives and discourses emerging from those more tangible facades of China- Africa relations

Based on the research project The Voice of China in Africa: Media and Soft Power funded by the Norwegian Research Council under administration of Chr. Michelsen Institute, it brings together African, Chinese and European perspectives, fusing sociological analysis, international relations studies with media research

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Dr Shubo Li is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway. She has worked as journalist and media manager in China and received her doctorate in Communication from the Communication and Media Research Institute at the University of Westminster, United Kingdom.

Inhalt
Introduction.- International debate over China-Africa media engagements.- Changing Africa's Mediascape?.- China's Media Diplomacy in Africa.- How Chinese media houses are established in Africa.- Contesting the Chinese model of Telecommunication expansion in Africa.- New Prospects and Challenges: Mapping China`s Expansive Telecommunications Industry in Africa.- How Chinese new media portray Africa?.- Conclusion: Unpacking Chinese media diplomacy in Africa.