Africa Will Be China's Next Economic Competitor Says Beijing's Top Diplomat Zhong Jianhua

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Zhong Jianhua, China's Special Representative on African Affairs, claims that it is the responsibility of his government to "try and help Africa compete with us".

Ambassador Zhong is the most senior Chinese government official to have responded to the accusation from Lamido Sanusi, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, that trade relations with China are a "significant contributor to Africa's deindustrialisation and underdevelopment".

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