#  Student interviews as glimpses into Sino-African relations 

 



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From the instructions to the students: "This assignment will allow you to approach Sino-African relations from the angle of people directly affected by or involved in the relationship. What you hear may confirm, question, or put more nuance to the academic literature and journalistic discourse that you will come across throughout the semester."

[An Ethiopian Student in Northeast China](https://koss.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum3141/files/2026-03/A1.pdf)

[An Egyptian Doctor about China's Role in a Public Hospital](https://koss.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum3141/files/2026-03/A2.pdf)

[An Ivorian Entrepreneur in Guangzhou](https://koss.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum3141/files/2026-03/A3.pdf)

[A European encounter with Chinese companies in Nigeria](https://koss.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum3141/files/2026-03/A4.pdf)

[A Chinese SOE manager about labor relations in Africa](https://koss.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum3141/files/2026-03/A5.pdf)

[Western national security experts on Sino-African relations](https://koss.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum3141/files/2026-03/A6.pdf)

[An African top manager's encounters with China in Lusaka](https://koss.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum3141/files/2026-03/A7.pdf)