This cutting edge book explores the role of the media in the highly disputed area of China-Africa relations, notably how various aspects of the issue have been portrayed, negotiated and contested in media and academic discourses.
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.
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.
