The future of Sino-Africa relations rests on the well-being of affected ordinary people

Exponential growth in China-Africa relations in the past two decades has intensified engagement between people from these regions, leading to increased reports of social tensions. Padmore Adusei Amoah and Obert Hodzi argue that the prospects of China-Africa relations depend significantly on the well-being of Africans in China, and Chinese in Africa, who seek to benefit from new arrangements on migration, education and trade.