Chinese Premier: Trade With Africa Will Double by 2020

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Trade volume with Africa will double by 2020, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told the African Union at the start of his week-long visit to the continent.
Chinese direct investment was also expected to quadruple to US$100 billion within that time, Li said in a speech delivered at the union’s Chinese-built headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
He also signed several trade and infrastructure deals, as well as shared visions of helping their citizens.
CCTV’s Rachelle Akuffo explains. Follow Rachelle Akuffo on Twitter @RachelleAkuffo

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