Ilaria Carrozza is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, working on Sino-African security relations and foreign policy analysis. She was the editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Vol. 45, and has previously worked as a consultant for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
What do Sino-African relations reveal about Chinese socialisation dynamics? This chapter argues for a re-examination of common theoretical approaches to China’s socialisation in international relations. I first introduce the debate…