China's presence in Africa, "taken to be massive," is no t a threat to economic good governance, Carlos Oya, lecturer in development economic policy at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of London Univer s ity, said here on Monday. According to Oya, who spoke at a seminar on the theme of "governance for African development", said there was a manipulation effect through the media which described China's presence in Africa as a threat to economic good governance.