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Oct 29, 2012 – China's growing presence in Africa is one of the region's biggest stories, but even ... Critics say Chinese strategy is entirely self-promotional, aimed at maintaining ... Indeed, South African and other manufacturers have frequently .....invest in Africa this is were you will find the next big growth in the word ...
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