Transient: A Descriptive Concept for Understanding Africans in Guangzhou

by Dong Niu Abstract “Africans in Guangzhou/China” seems to have become a buzzword in international studies and China studies in the last decade. While there has been a large body of academic papers on Africans in Guangzhou, they described the daily lives of Africans with a common assumption that Africans are “immigrants.” This perception is […]

The Bridge is not Burning Down: Transformation and Resilience within China’s African Diaspora Communities

by Adams Bodomo Abstract Guangzhou, along with many other Chinese cities like Hong Kong and Yiwu where Africans visit, live, and engage in trading activities, is known for its ubiquitous pedestrian bridges. It is not uncommon to see many hawkers illegally displaying temporary stalls on these pedestrian bridges where they sell goods to mainly Africans […]

From Pioneers to Professionals: African Brokers in a Maturing Chinese Marketplace

by Heidi Østbo Haugen Abstract Brokers have played a key role in the establishment and development of African trading communities in China. Nigerians were the first African business people to settle in the commercial hub of Guangzhou, South China, in the 1990s. They initially focused on trade in used vehicles and spare parts but soon […]

African Students in China: Research, Reality, and Reflection

by Li Anshan Abstract With the fast development of China-Africa relations, the African community in China becomes an impressive phenomenon and an attraction for international academia. Various African diasporic groups exist in China such as traders, students, artists, professionals, etc., with students forming the second largest group. Although there have been debates about whether international […]

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