China's President Welcomed in Senegal at Start of Africa Trip

China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Senegal on Saturday for a two-day visit to sign bilateral deals, the first leg of an Africa tour coming at a time when the continent is awash with cheap Chinese loans in exchange for minerals and construction contracts. China now does more trade with Africa than any other nation, and Xi's trip — his second abroad since starting a second term under new rules that abolished term limits — will also take him to Rwanda...

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