This paper looks at China’s aggressive hunt for resources in Africa, reviews the
criticisms levelled against China regarding its involvement in the contine examines continuities,
changes and the dynamics of China’s Africa policy, and evaluates the prospects of integrating
human rights into China’s foreign policy. Given growing trade and investment relationship between
China and Africa, what is the role of human rights in hina’s Africa policy? Can China integrate
human rights into its foreign policy considerations? Drawing on the history of US’ attempt to
integrate human rights into the United States’ foreign policy, what are the prospects of and
challenges to integrating human rights into China’s Africa policy? Instead of ‘human rights’, might
the concept of ‘development’ be a more useful but no less effective paradigm for infusing people
oriented values into China’s Africa policy calculations?