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Against  the  backdrop  of  the  high-profile  re-encounter  and  reunion  between  China and  Africa  since  the  new  millennium,  agriculture  has  been  one  of  the  most  important co-operation  fields  between  the  two  sides.  In  contrast  to  its  earlier,  mostly  aid-focused engagement with African agriculture in the 20th century, the Chinese government began to  actively  encourage  and  support  Chinese  companies'  investment  in  the  agricultural sector on the continent. This paper will look back on the practices of Chinese agricultural investors  on  the  ground  over  the  past  decade,  investigating  the  combined  motives, diverse actors and different modalities involved in this process.

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Lu Jiang is a Ph D candidate in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Her research interests revolve around Chinese foreign policies and  particularly  China–Africa  relations.  Her  Ph D  thesis  is  on  Chinese  contemporary agricultural  engagement  in  Africa,  covering  both  aid  and  investment  aspects,  with in-depth  fieldwork  conducted  in  Mozambique  and  South  Africa.  She  obtained  her  BA and MA in International Politics at Fudan University in China.