Cooperation between China and traditional donors in Africa is a part of new triangular mode of development bringing together three parties:traditional donors,emerging donors,and the beneficiary countries.Traditional donors and emerging donors act together in favor of and in cooperation with beneficiary countries.Triangular development cooperation is an extension of classical North-South and South-South cooperation.As yet,it does not feature prominently in the global development cooperation architecture.China’s emergence as a significant contributor of development aid to Africa,however,has now become a hot topic in China,Africa and the West,and questions are being raised about the way in which China and the traditional donors will engage with each other in Africa.This article argues that while China and the traditional donors face a number of challenges,there is potential for the two parties to implement further cooperation in Africa. Cooperation between China and traditional donors in Africa is a part of new triangular mode of development bringing together three parties: traditional donors, emerging donors, and the beneficiary countries .Traditional donors and emerging donors act together in favor of and in cooperation with beneficiary countries. Triangular development cooperation is an extension of classical North-South and South-South cooperation. Yet, it does not feature prominently in the global development cooperation architecture. China’s emergence as a significant contributor of development aid to Africa, however, has now become a hot topic in China, Africa and the West, and questions are being raised about the way in which China and the traditional donors will engage with each other in Africa. This article argues that while China and the traditional donors face a number of challenges, there is potential for the two parties to implement further cooperation in Africa.