Feature: Botswana's Chinatown showcases thriving China-Africa trade


GABORONE, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- When 45-year-old Zhen Xiaojuan from east China's Fujian Province left to start her business in Botswana some 15 years ago, little did she know her goods would sell beyond the borders of the southern African country.

Haskins Street in Francistown, Botswana's second-largest city, where Zhen's shop is located, has now become one of the most popular streets in the country.

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