Is the U.S. headed for a cold war with China? – New York Times | Room For Debate

2 May 2012

The New York Times Opinion Pages convened an online forum on U.S.-China relations, calling on the expertise of a handful of scholars, centres and activists in America and beyond, including the CCS. Read the debate, including Dr Sven Grimm’s contribution [here].

CCS Weekly Briefing – 17 May 2013

1. Chinese envoy to UN urges support for African countries in fight against terrorism
2. Mozambique’s president visits China
3. Kunming residents protest over proposed construction of chemical refinery
4. EU-China escalating tensions over telecoms trade and taxes on solar panels
5. Row over shooting of Taiwanese fisherman

[Read full briefing here]
China Monitor

African East-Asian Affairs

Issue 1 | March 2013

Special issue on
ELECTRIC SHADOWS:
MEDIA IN EAST ASIAN/AFRICAN RELATIONS

Bob Wekesa
The Media Framing of China’s Image in East Africa: An Exploratory Study

Jaroslaw Jura, Kaja Kaluzynska
Not Confucius, nor Kung Fu: Economy and Business as Chinese Soft Power in Africa

Yu-Shan Wu
The Political and Diplomatic Implications of Social Media: the Cases of China and South Africa

Jinghao Lu and Cobus van Staden
Lonely Nights Online: How does Social Networking Channel Chinese Migration and Business to Africa?

[Download Issue 1 : 2013 of African East-Asian Affairs here]