China’s zero-tariff play aims to lock in African loyalty

China’s expanding zero-tariff access for 63 lower-income countries — 53 of them African — is far more than a developmental courtesy or a technical adjustment of customs schedules. It is a deliberate geostrategic lever in Beijing’s long-term competition with the United States and Europe for influence over the Global South. It also reflects a growing […]

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