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Africa-China Trade
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• Beijing is keen to foster useful political ties
• For African governments, transport links are arguably the most important spin-off
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Drawing contours of a new world order
Chinese delegates observing the recent European Union-Africa summit must have left reassured that their own relations with the continent are the more dynamic. Try as they did, Europe's leaders were unable to quash recriminations from their African counterparts over trade, or smother controversy among their own nationals about the invitation of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's leader.
Interview: Efforts to redress bad boy perceptions
Alec Russell and William Wallis talk to China’s ambassador to Pretoria
China policy: Using the continent as a training ground
Beijing is keen to foster political relationships, writes Geoff Dyer
Africa’s response: Big push to be more assertive
A new dynamic is starting to emerge, write Alec Russell and Matthew Green
Infrastructure: Big projects fall behind schedule
China is starting to come up against financing difficulties, writes Alec Russell
Africans in China: The attractions of Guanzhou’s Tianxiu Mansions
Geoff Dyer on a neighbourhood that has become a beacon for traders
Chinese in Africa: New arrivals thrive, even in the toughest conditions
Matthew Green meets a shoe salesman determined to make his fortune in Freetown
Commodities: Feeding an insatiable appetite
China’s ambitions are driving competitors away, write Javier Blas and Matthew Green
Consumer goods: Pros and cons of importing
Will MacNamara and Matthew Green on the two-edged sword of cheap goods
Financing: Lending rattles the traditional donors
William Wallis and Geoff Dyer find practises hard to interpret
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