Structure

“China’s Second Continent” by Howard W. French is separated into three main parts: Part I, Manifest Destiny which contains three chapters that highlight issues between China and Mozambique, Zambia and Senegal; Part II, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea which has five chapters and covers China and its relationships with Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali and Ghana; and, Part III, Happy Family, has two chapters which focus on issues with Tanzania and Namibia. The relationships that the Chinese interlopers have with African people are similar among the various African nations covered in this anthology of interviews and observations; however, what distinguishes the countries are the rich natural resources that are unique to each of them.

Included at the front of the book is a map of Africa with insets of the nations that were focused upon in the book. The Introduction provides an overview of...