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China is set to offer zero tariff treatment to 53 African countries.
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China is ready to begin zero tariff treatment for 53 African countries.
In a congratulatory letter to a ministerial meeting on implementing decisions from the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation,
President Xi Jinping pledged to facilitate exports to China from least developed countries in Africa.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the opening ceremony and urged both sides to defend unity within the Global South and promote international free trade.
Official data shows that China's trade with African countries had an average annual growth rate of 14% from 2000 until last year.
Here with us to discuss this topic is Mr. Liu Zhicheng,
Senior Fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China.
Mr. Liu, at last year's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation,