{"id":56166,"date":"2025-06-12T19:16:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/china-to-remove-tariffs-on-goods-from-all-african-countries"},"modified":"2025-06-12T19:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:48:13","slug":"china-to-remove-tariffs-on-goods-from-all-african-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/china-to-remove-tariffs-on-goods-from-all-african-countries","title":{"rendered":"China to remove tariffs on goods from all African countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The China-Africa Economic Partnership for Shared Development would offer duty free access to the Chinese market to all African countries, if agreed by the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>The measure was announced as African foreign ministers gathered in central China to review the implementation of outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held last September.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative aims to facilitate greater market access for African exports, especially from least developed countries, and inject new momentum into China-Africa economic ties, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory to the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of FOCAC Follow-up Actions, held in Changsha, China.<\/p>\n<p>Zero-tariff treatment was only available to 33 African countries previously.<\/p>\n<p>China is now the continent\u2019s largest trading partner, with total trade reaching nearly US$300 billion in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. 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