| Dedication and Acknowledgement | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9页 |
| List of abbreviations | 第10-12页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第12-24页 |
| 1.1. Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2. Problem statement | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3. Literature review | 第14-21页 |
| 1.4. Concept definition and Methodology | 第21-22页 |
| 1.5. Significance of study | 第22页 |
| 1.6. Research framework | 第22-24页 |
| 2. Chinese Soft Power in Africa | 第24-41页 |
| 2.1. Model of Chinese Partnership for Africa | 第26-29页 |
| 2.2. The different manifestations of the Sino-African Forum (FOCAC) | 第29-32页 |
| 2.3. The impact and scope of these forums in the context of Sino-Africancooperation | 第32-36页 |
| 2.4. Economic, cultural and military cooperation based on soft power theory | 第36-41页 |
| 3. The Current Policy of China Based on a Belt Road | 第41-49页 |
| 3.1. Mutual benefits through a belt road | 第42-44页 |
| 3.2. The Responsibility of African Actors in Sino-African Relations | 第44-46页 |
| 3.3. Competition between China and the former partners on the continent | 第46-49页 |
| 4 Debate on Chinese soft power exercised on the African continent | 第49-58页 |
| 4.1. Chinese soft power, which is described as a form of neocolonialism | 第50-54页 |
| 4.2. The impact of Chinese soft power in Sino-African cooperation: problems andsolutions | 第54-58页 |
| Conclusion | 第58-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
