The main purpose this paper is to search for answers as to why China's Africa Strategy draws it toward consistent controversies in the international community. According to an analysis at three levels-perception, practice, and benefit, this paper shows that there has been a trend in the international community to perceive African political and economic situations within a formulation of the associated strategies of the framework of global governance. Meanwhile, China still perceives its links with Africa and shapes its strategy based on South-South cooperation. Such a discrepancy in perception leads China deliberately to use a bilateralism model. China's tactics then differ from what Western countries' practice in Africa. This further deepens competition between global governance and South-South cooperation. Moreover China's strategic model has not achieved a win-win effect with African partners to benefit both sides. Finally, this paper points out that both China and the West have to transcend these controversies via a strengthening of dialogues in issues of African development.