https://www.scmp.com/rss/511324/feed Dr Zhang Chun is professor and director of academic committee, of the Centre for African Studies at Yunnan University. He is also an adjunct senior researcher of Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS). His research focuses on Sino-Africa relations, African politics and security, international relations theory, development studies, etc. He has published seven monographs and more than 100 academic articles, and more than 100 op-eds. He can be reached at zhangchunster@ynu.edu.cn en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Competition is brewing between China and the United States in Africa. After US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to reenergise American engagement last month, the recently concluded Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Senegal spotlighted China’s trade, investment and political ties on the continent. Coupled with the emotions that China’s presence in Africa often invokes in the West, Africa is sometimes framed as another venue in a new Cold War-style rivalry between Beijing and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3158026/how-us-china-team-effort-africa-could-lower-tensions-and-benefit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3158026/how-us-china-team-effort-africa-could-lower-tensions-and-benefit?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:00:20 +0000