Reviewing the historical development of the world economy, we will find the "crisis" and "protection" is always as the shadow follows the form. Under the background of the current financial crisis sweeping the world, many countries in the world have introduced a variety of "economic stimulus plan", in order to achieve economic recovery. Content is often include "buy the products" hire local people "" industrial policy support "" restrictions on foreign investment "related to the protection of domestic industries and employment. In addition to the more "raise tariffs", "import control", "technical barriers", "anti-dumping", "anti subsidy" "safeguard measures" and other trade protection measures introduced. Under the trend of trade protectionism, the development of Sino-African trade will face new opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, developed countries trade protectionist measures will enable the development of China Africa trade has a new growth space; on the other hand, under the background of trade protectionism, African countries have also taken tariffs, non-tariff, regional trade barriers to protect domestic industry development. These will bring challenges to the development of Sino-African trade. <<