<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/10012913" mdate="2023-01-19 00:00:00"> <author>Wanda Luen-Wun Siu and Xiaowen Zhang</author> <title>China&amp;rsquo;s Health Diplomacy to Strengthen Ties with Africa</title> <pages>53 - 57</pages> <year>2023</year> <volume>17</volume> <number>1</number> <journal>International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10012913</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/193</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>The outbreak of COVID19 epidemic has caused great difficulties for SouthSouth cooperation, but there are also opportunities. China&amp;rsquo;s health diplomacy has changed from dispatching medical teams, assisting in the construction of hospitals, and to encouraging medical investment in the Africa health sector. This paper adopted a retrospective review of China&amp;rsquo;s health statecraft in Africa from 1963 to 2020. Findings suggested that China has a preference for aiding Africa health infrastructure and sending medical teams to African countries and it is both socially and financially sustainable. China&amp;rsquo;s health diplomacy in Africa is a success and has established secure diplomatic relations with African countries, thanks to the medical and health assistance to Africa over 60 years. This research contributes to the literature of health diplomacy and indicates that China&amp;rsquo;s health aid has fostered cooperation at the medical and diplomatic levels.</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 193, 2023</index> </article>