Without including this deplorable exhibit, China's perspective on Africa has been less than charitable as seen by recent events.
This summer's blockbuster film Wolf Warrior 2 was notable for its nationalist themes as well as massive collateral damage to an "unidenitifed" African country and its people. And, it will all be revisted in the upcoming Operation: Red Sea in which the Chinese army is again deployed to Africa to rescue hostages and, as the trailer shows, blow up stuff.
Over in real life, this past summer saw a weird internet phenomenon by which poor African kids were exploited in an intern et campaign to promote Chinese products.
This past summer also saw that whole unfortunate "it's so hot in China that an African got a tan" Chinese news trend. And let's not get started on that Qiaobi laundry commercial that the Global Times turned into a national issue.
But hey, what do I know, I may be confused. Just like this (also unfortunate) Chinese internet meme that exclusively features black people:
Yeah I've heard HORRIBLE things about Wolf Warriors depictions of Africa (have yet to see this movie though, even though China submitted it as its Oscar bid)