U.S. President Barack Obama listens to South Africa's President Jacob Zuma's remarks at a joint news conference at the Union Building in Pretoria June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
PRETORIA (Reuters) - The United States does not feel threatened by the growth of trade and investment in Africa by China and other emerging powers, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday.
Suggestions that he has allowed China to steal a march over the United States in doing business with Africa have dogged Obama's three-nation swing through the continent, but he said the increased Chinese engagement was beneficial for all.
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