1. To date, some 50 academic articles have been written about Africans in Guangzhou/China #SinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
2. Based on journal article titles, roughly 40% of the literature on African presence in China focuses on trade #SinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
3. In a pool of 35 journal articles bout Africans n China: #Trade #traders #merchants #business #exports r used in 60% of titles #SinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
4. To date, only a handful of articles tackle the complex issue/debate around (im)migrants in China: regulation, illegality, law #SinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
5. Chinese scholars lead the debate/interest around the spatial/urban formations emerging as African presence grows #enclaves? #SinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
6. African students in Guangzhou are relatively neglected by extant research (only a couple of articles): Trade is what matters? #SinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
7. There are a couple of (weird) articles about access to health services in the city for Africans #SinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
8. There are a couple of very annoying articles that use mathematical formulas to explain African presence in the city #SinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
9. After one good article was published on African religion in Guangzhou, all other researchers went to the same ol’ church #SinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
10. Surprisingly, there is almost nothing about gender and African presence in Guangzhou/China – with only a recent exception! #sinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
11. A leading scholar has repeatedly claimed that theres nothing to be uncovered: he's said/done everything about Africans in GZ #sinoAfrica
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
12. Needless to say, great part of research on Africans in Guangzhou/China has economistic undertones #SinoAfrica #GoesWithoutSaying
— Africans in China (@africansinchina) August 23, 2015
