On December 4 and 5, South Africa hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Johannesburg for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Notably, going above and beyond its tradition of doubling financing commitment to Africa at each FOCAC meeting, China tripled it this time. While these major commitments on different fronts are welcomed by African leaders, watchers of China-Africa relations are asking more questions, especially about the downturn of Sino-Africa economic relations this year and the implications of these renewed pledges in the context of China’s own economic slowdown.
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