Sixty Years of Ghana-China Relations: Friendship, Friction and the Future

The year 2020 marked sixty years of Ghana-China relations. After Guinea, Ghana was the second country, south of the Sahara, to enter formal diplomatic relations with China. Ghana’s relations with China have therefore earned the distinction of being one of the longest on the continent. This relationship is among the most vigorous, enduring and fraught between China and any African country. In the tizzy Cold War era the world watched keenly what Ghana and China were up to. In this era of neoliberal capitalism, China’s forays into Africa are analyzed using its relations with Ghana as a benchmark. Sixty Years of Ghana-China Relations: Friendship, Friction, and the Future attempts to oer sober yet bold reflections on this six-decade old friendship from its inception to the present. The book has contributions on race, gastro-diplomacy, architecture, aid, chrono-politics, agency, COVID-19 and more. Edited by Lloyd G. Adu Amoah, this volume commemorates the diamond jubilee of Ghana-China relations. The work is a timely addition to the literature on Ghana, Ghana-China, Africa-China and Asian studies, and should serve as a bankable resource for academics, researchers, diplomats, policymakers and the intelligent lay man and woman.