This time for Africa: Chinese lured by untapped potential say it’s ‘not optimal market’, but one ‘where we could survive’


This is the second story in a two-part series about the current state of tourism and business between China and Africa. The Post participated in a two-week promotional trip to Tanzania in May, arranged by the Tanzanian embassy in China. You can read part one here.

Immediately after China reopened its borders in early January, the journeys began. Like a migrating herd of wildebeests, thousands of Chinese manufacturers set off to attend foreign exhibitions and trade fairs, keen on securing new clients while meeting old ones in person for the first time in three years.

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