The People of Africa-China Engagement

Panel Convenor(s)

• IO

  Isaac Odoom

  Carleton University, Canada

Panel Chair(s)

• 

  Caitlin Barker

  Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, United States

Presenter(s)

• GM

  Gary W. McDonogh

  Bryn Mawr College, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

• CW

  Cindy Hing-Yuk Wong

  College of Staten Island, United States

Presenter(s)

• CC

  Cai Chen

  Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
• JK

  Jocelyne Kenne

  Afro-Sino Center of International Relations (ASCIR), Ghana

Africa-China engagements occur on multiple levels through a wide range of actors. The experts on this panel focus on the people, their relationships, and the where and how of their interactions and communications. McDonogh and Wong place Africa’s Chinatowns in a global context, comparing them to other Chinese enclaves in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Then Chen and Kenne turn the focus to the boundary breaking activities of African-Chinese couples in the DRC and the impact of the educational backgrounds of the Chinese migrants in Cameroon on local labor markets. By examining these diverse forms of interaction, the panel sheds light on the everyday realities of Africa-China engagements, moving beyond state-level analyses to understand the personal, social, and cultural dimensions of this transnational relationship. 

Panel supported by: Chinese in Africa/Africans in China Research Network

Presentations:

• 14:00 - 15:45 GMT

  African Chinatowns in Their Global Contexts
  

  Presenter: Gary W. McDonogh – Bryn Mawr College

  Co-Presenter: Cindy Hing-Yuk Wong – College of Staten Island
• 14:00 - 15:45 GMT

  Boundary Brokerage: Sino-Congolese Couples Bridging Intergroup Boundaries in Congo (DRC)
  

  Presenter: Cai Chen – Université libre de Bruxelles
• 14:00 - 15:45 GMT

  Understanding Chinese Migration in Africa: The Role of Age and Education in Socioeconomic Dynamics among Chinese Migrants in Cameroon
  

  Presenter: Jocelyne Kenne – Afro-Sino Center of International Relations (ASCIR)