China's President Xi Jinping has orchestrated an ambitious soft power invasion of African economies that seeks cultural as well as trade ties.
Africa's trading partnership with China takes many forms
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Patrons of the Tamoka coffee car in Addis Ababa live in the fifth-largest sub-Saharan economy, thanks to many major Chinese investors.
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Chinese living in South Africa pay tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela in front of the South African Embassy in Beijing December 6, 2013.
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Djordje Ozbolt sculpted ‘Made in Africa (Assembled in China)’ for an art show at London’s Herald St Gallery in October, 2013.