Since 2009, China has been the African continent’s number one trading partner. Speaking in Tanzania at the beginning of his African tour, the Chinese president Xi Jinping called for a partnership of equals. But has the relationship between the two partners benefited Africa as much as it has China? Melissa Bell puts the question to Jean-François Di Meglio, president of the Asia Centre think tank in Paris.

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