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China has been Africa's largest single national trading partner for the past 12 consecutive years Below excerpt and title of this post reported by Jiang. S. & Li. D. (2022, May 26). China's pivotal role in supporting post-COVID growth in Africa. White & Case 'Trade between China and Africa has increased steadily in recent years. China has been Africa's largest single national trading partner for the past 12 consecutive years (see Figure 2), although trade between Africa and EU nations collectively continues to significantly exceed Africa's trade with either China or the US. According to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs of China, the total bilateral trade between China and Africa reached US$254.3 billion in 2021, up 35.3 percent from 2020, and African exports to China reached US$105.9 billion dollars in 2021, up 43.7 percent from 2020. The bulk of this trade is with only five countries: South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt.' 'Although … Read more