Examines the history of post-colonial Kenya's and Zambia's relations with the People's Republic of China from ideological, political, economic and social perspectives.

Introduction
1. Decolonisation, the Cold War and Afro-Asian Solidarity: China, Kenya and Zambia at a Crossroads, 1949-1964
2. Caught in-between: Kenya's Foreign Policy and its Relations with China, 1964-1975
3. 'All-Weather Friendship'?: Zambia's Foreign policy and its Relations with China, 1965-1974
4. Political Transition and Multifaceted Engagements: China, Zambia and Kenya in the late 1970s and 1980s
5. China's 'Return' to Africa and the Past in the Present, 1989-2019
Conclusion