Exactly a year after its launch, the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg hosted a public seminar on ‘Russia-Africa Relations in the 21st Century: Renewed Focus and Engagement’, with H.E. Mr Ilya Igorevich Rogachev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to South Africa and Lesotho, as the main speaker. The discussant was Dr…
The domestic origins and global implications of China’s reform and opening up Dr Zhu Ming Visiting scholar, Centre for Africa-China Studies, University of Johannesburg October 2019 THE year 2018 marked the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the PRC’s…
On 18 and 19 September, the UJCI and the China-Africa Joint Research and Exchange Program held a two-day conference on ‘Understanding Africa-China Industrial and Infrastructural Cooperation: Drivers and Prospects’. The speakers, presenters and discussants included academics and other analysts as well as policy-malers and planners form Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and the…
[divider_flat] On Thursday 15 August 2019, the UJ Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS), in collaboration with the UJ Library, hosted a public seminar on ‘A New Dispensation Tackling Accumulated Challenges: Understanding Zimbabwe’s Future Prospects’. The speaker was H.E. Mr David Hamadziripi, Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the Republic of South Africa. The moderator…
Sino-Egyptian Industrial and Infrastructure Cooperation: Determinants and Outcomes Dr Emmanuel Matambo, Research Fellow, CACS This Policy Brief traces the evolution of Sino-Egyptian relations from their roots in nationalism, religious expediency and anti-imperialism to Egypt’s current need for infrastructure and foreign investment on the one hand, and China’s expanding global reach through grand strategies, most notably…
From left to right are Prof Peng Yi, Ambassador Welile Nhlapo, Dr David Monyae, Ambassador Lin Songtian, Dr Sithembile Mbete, Adv Doctor Mashabane, and a political counsellor in the Chinese Embassy. Image: The Visual Studio. CACS seminar asks critical questions about cooperation between Sino-South African cooperation in the UN Security Council On Thursday 16 May…
[divider_flat]On Thursday 16 May 2019, the Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS) hosted a seminar on South Africa and China at the UN Security Council. The speakers were Ambassador Welile Nhlapo, former South African Ambassador to the United States; Advocate Doctor Mashabane, Chief Director: United Nations in the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO); and…
The 2018 FOCAC Summit: Prospects for an African Multilateral Policy towards China in a Changing Global Economy Bongane Gasela, researcher, Centre for China-Africa Studies This Policy Brief analyses the 2018 FOCAC Ministerial Conference and Summit held in Beijing, China, from 2 to 4 September 2018. The author starts with a brief overview of its setting,…
The UJCI has distinguished itself among Confucius Institutes nationally and internationally by complementing its core mission of language and cultural dissemination with political, economic, and social policy research. This is in keeping with its mandate as a University of Johannesburg (UJ) Flagship Institute to advance the university’s record of global excellence and stature. In order…
[divider_flat]ON Thursday 11 October 2018, the UJCI hosted a seminar on ‘The Future of Africa-China Relations: Conclusions from FOCAC 2018’. It was aimed at unpacking the outcomes of the 2018 FOCAC summit, and examining some of the features of Africa-China relations in a changing global order. Specifically, it addressed the issue of whether China can…