On January 3, 2019, our institute invited Dr. Zhang Shuo from International Economics and Trade, Central University of Finance and Economics to give an academic lecture. The topic is: Artificial state, ethnic division and survival: MNE investments in private participation projects in Africa. Dr. Zhang Shuo introduced the African tribal distribution factor into the analysis framework to explore the relationship between this factor and the success of multinational companies' investment projects in Africa from the perspective of international business research. After the speech, the teachers and students had a discussion about the content of Zhang Shuo's speech.