China opens its market to all of Africa: a new chapter in South-South trade

Lesotho Tribune – China-Africa Zero Tariff Trade & Economy Lesotho Tribune Business Desk “` At the stroke of midnight on 1 May, a container truck rolled through Shenzhenwan Port carrying 24 tonnes of South African apples. In that unremarkable moment of commerce, something historic occurred: the first goods to enter China under a sweeping new trade arrangement that grants zero-tariff access to all 53 African nations with which Beijing maintains diplomatic relations. The apples, cleared swiftly by customs officers in…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...