The pace with which Sino-African trade has grown in recent years is indeed remarkable.
Trade between China and its top trade partner in Africa, Angola, more than doubled in the first ten months of 2008.
In 2007, China’s trade with Africa surpassed that of France, which is currently Africa’s biggest trade partner among the EU members.
China’s share of global trade with Africa of nearly 11 percent puts it in third place among the continent’s import and export partners after the EU at 30 percent and the US at 17 percent.