A Kenyan MP Reflects On What Achieving Real “Win-Win” Ties With China Will Take

Gideon Keter is a Kenyan Member of Parliament representing youth.

With the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit coming up next month in Dakar, there’s growing public discussion about how African stakeholders can achieve a more equitable arrangement with China.

There’s a sense in many quarters, that two decades into China’s contemporary engagement with Africa, the relationship needs some rebalancing.

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