Beijing-based investment attorney Kai Xue joins Eric and Cobus to discuss why he thinks Africa is no longer appealing to Chinese companies. Kai Xue is a longtime Sino-African affairs analyst and carefully monitors trade, foreign direct investment, and migration data between China and Africa. He is among a growing number of Chinese analysts who are now increasingly bearish in their outlook on trade ties with Africa.
Kai Xue joins Eric and Cobus to discuss the key factors pushing down China-Africa trade volumes and driving more Chinese companies to invest elsewhere in the world.
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