China-Africa Relations Expanding Beyond Cash Deals

China's president Xi Jinping is in South Africa for a China-Africa forum aimed at deepening economic and security ties. Such events are usually accompanied by top-dollar deals, but that there is also a new undercurrent shaping China-Africa relations. How much does Africa mean to China? If an announcement by South African President Jacob Zuma is any indication, a lot. “We have just witnessed the signing of 26 agreements that are worth 94 billion rand.” That’s $6.5 billion in...

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