Great Decision Lecture Series “China- Africa Relations, the Pandemic, and the Future of the Belt and Road Initiative”

Event Date:
February 10, 2021 – 6:30 PM to February 11, 2021 – 7:59 PM

China-Africa Relations, the Pandemic, and the Future of the Belt and Road Initiative

Lina Benabdallah, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Political and International Affairs Department, Wake Forest University

The Office of International Programs at UNC Charlotte, in collaboration with Charlotte Country Day School, International House of Charlotte, and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte, annually coordinate the Great Decisions lecture series. The lecture series is an opportunity for citizens to meet, discuss and learn about some of the issues facing our world. Each week a local expert from nearby colleges and universities provide an additional perspective on the topic of interest and answers questions regarding the information presented in the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions Briefing Book and through the lecture.

Lina Benabdallah, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Politics and International Affairs Department at Wake Forest University will discuss both her research and speak to Cobus van Staden’s article “China’s Role in Africa.” Proposing that “the Belt and Road initiative opened up opportunities for African governments to cement their ties to China and transform decades of solidarity and friendship rhetoric into investments and development projects.”

All lectures will be held virtually. For more information on the series, including online registration please visit the Great Decisions webpage and or contact the Office of Global Education and Engagement at globaleducation@uncc.edu or 704-687-7755.