1 Introduction
2 State of Research - The Rise of China and the BRI
3 Perspective of Theory and Analysis
4 China's State-Civil Society Complex in the Structures of Global Order and Economy
5 The Material, Ideational, and Institutional Externalization of Sino-Capitalism in East Africa
6 The BRI as a Political Project in East Africa
7 Key Findings of the Paper
8 Conclusion and Discussion of Results.