Dr. Stacey Links is Assistant Professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands where she focuses most notably on China-Africa relations in her teaching and research. She has had over 10 years of experience in the field, working across the fields of human rights, international development, and international relations. As a South African she is passionate about harnessing global opportunities for Africa’s sustainable development and is an avid supporter of increasing African perspectives in global knowledge production. Specifically, she advocates for increasing south-south collaboration and knowledge exchange as an opportunity for Africa to charter its own future.