Dr. Adams Bodomo recently wrote a paper for the Symposiumon Reviews and Perspectives of Afro-Chinese Relations wherehe examined the lives of newly arrived African students inChina who had come to study with Forum on China-AfricaCooperation (FOCAC) funding. He writes that the generouscommitment from the Chinese Government via FOCAC hasled to a conspicuous presence of Africans in Chinese universities.But more needs to be done to help them settle in. Beloware extracts from the paper.