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This paper examines not only African attitudes towards China's African presence, but deciphering the very considerations informing these views. Employing multi-level modeling techniques, we estimate the effects of Chinese FDI inflows, Sino-African trade, and African notions of democracy and human rights on African attitudes regarding 'China-in-Africa.' Our results suggest that African perceptions of China are found to be near equivalent to those held vis-à-vis Western countries. The results contained in this study further illustrate the adverse effects of increasing Chinese imports on African attitudes, and the negligible impact of FDI in this regard.