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Will the African presence in China continue to increase, and will this have an impact on Africa-China relations? These are key questions that are often posed by any researcher on Africans in China…From what has been seen so far in all of the cities I investigated, I can claim that the African community is here to stay, whether it…. flourishes or not. From now onwards, there will always be not just Africans but African communities in China. Africans have already mingled with Chinese in all of the major cities studied to the extent that there will always be emerging generations of African-Chinese, involving Africans with residency and/or Chinese heritage. There are already many offspring from mixed marriages involving mostly African men and Chinese women, and there are many Africans who are permanent residents in places such as Hong Kong and Macau. If the mainland Chinese immigration system were liberalized and more accommodative, there would be many Africans who are fully-fledged Chinese citizens participating in various sectors of the Chinese economy and public life as athletes, singers, doctors, nurses, and teachers.