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SUMMARY:Reform, Opening Up, Going Out: Africa-China Engagement from the 198
 0s to the Present
DESCRIPTION:Register here.The De:link//Re:link Brown Bag Talks concentrate 
 on specific areas of research, both from guests and associated researchers
 , thus offering a platform for synergies under the umbrella of the project
 ’s own research orientation. In general, each talk will consist of a sho
 rt input of around 15 to 20 minutes, sometimes based on a text distributed
  prior to the meeting. The events are planned in a hybrid format.  African
  states and the PRC implemented economic reforms in the context of globali
 zation in the 1980s, becoming more fully integrated into the global trade 
 and production system. As China developed into the world’s new manufactu
 ring center, goods “made in China” quickly took over African markets. 
 Chinese traders were attracted to do business in many African countries, w
 hile the Chinese government invested heavily in African infrastructure pro
 jects. These activities of “Chinese in Africa” were welcomed at the sa
 me time that they were contested. Meanwhile, African entrepreneurs and stu
 dents traveled to China to pursue new opportunities and as a result multip
 le and diverse African communities have now become established in China.Ou
 r next Brown Bag Talk will take place on 21 May 2026 at 14:00 CET.  Jamie 
 Monson, professor at Michigan State University and member of the De:link//
 Re:link advisory board, will talk about a book chapter she is currently wr
 iting. The chapter will use experiences and stories from everyday life to 
 illustrate the local, regional and global context of China-Africa engageme
 nt from the 1980s to the present.The talk will be chaired by Kadara Swaleh
  (ZMO). Register here.
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