DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - China's decision to spend billions of dollars this week to revamp South Africa's rail lines and a major port show the importance Beijing places on making sure African minerals reach its fast-growing industries
China has long invested heavily in Africa to secure strategic commodities but has faced huge difficulties getting them to ports in some of the world's poorest countries, many still reeling from damage inflicted by decades of civil war.
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