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Coevolutionary pragmatism: approaches and impacts of China-Africa Economic Cooperation

Coevolutionary pragmatism: approaches and impacts of China-Africa Economic Cooperation African Affairs, 122/487, 313–315 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adad008 © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal African Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com Advance Access Publication 2 May 2023 Coevolutionary pragmatism: approaches and impacts of China- Africa Economic Cooperation, by Xiaoyang Tang. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2020. v + 278 pp. $99.99 (hardback). ISBN 978-1-108-41529-3. After more than two decades of China–Africa scholarship, many exemplary scholarly works exist to help steer complex conversations and debunk the increasing myths and misunderstandings about China’s surging interests in Africa. Like some of the perceptive works, Xiaoyang Tang’s finely conceptu- alized and analysed book stands out among many. With a wide grasp of the numerous complex issues facing China–Africa engagements in a multidis- ciplinary manner, this book helps break the usual tussle between apologists and sceptics of China–Africa cooperation. He largely achieves this with an enriched work based on years of his fieldwork cleverly interwoven with concepts and conclusions that simply help answer the question of whether China’s development approach offers alternative opportunities to advance African economic development. Tang largely stays away from the traditional unilinear and rather mono- lithic development perspective that has http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Affairs Oxford University Press

Coevolutionary pragmatism: approaches and impacts of China-Africa Economic Cooperation

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© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal African Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com
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African Affairs, 122/487, 313–315 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adad008 © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal African Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com Advance Access Publication 2 May 2023 Coevolutionary pragmatism: approaches and impacts of China- Africa Economic Cooperation, by Xiaoyang Tang. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2020. v + 278 pp. $99.99 (hardback). ISBN 978-1-108-41529-3. After more than two decades of China–Africa scholarship, many exemplary scholarly works exist to help steer complex conversations and debunk the increasing myths and misunderstandings about China’s surging interests in Africa. Like some of the perceptive works, Xiaoyang Tang’s finely conceptu- alized and analysed book stands out among many. With a wide grasp of the numerous complex issues facing China–Africa engagements in a multidis- ciplinary manner, this book helps break the usual tussle between apologists and sceptics of China–Africa cooperation. He largely achieves this with an enriched work based on years of his fieldwork cleverly interwoven with concepts and conclusions that simply help answer the question of whether China’s development approach offers alternative opportunities to advance African economic development. Tang largely stays away from the traditional unilinear and rather mono- lithic development perspective that has

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