Will Africa seize this opportunity presented by China via zero tariff on exports?
The United States and the EU have long imposed rigid structural adjustment requirements, strict governance benchmarks and mandatory reciprocal opening terms on African countries seeking preferential trade arrangements.
China zero tariff cuts open new route for African agricultural produce via inland Hunan
Under the upgraded policy, China has become the first major economy to offer unilateral, across-the-board zero-tariff treatment to all its African diplomatic partners and to all least-developed countries with which it has diplomatic relations.
