In the debate over strengthening ties between China and Africa, trade relations are often boiled down to China’s insatiable hunger for African oil and minerals. China’s friends say this is a gross oversimplification, but the latest chart of the week (after the break) shows it’s not unreasonable. Exports from sub-Saharan Africa to China lack diversity: 89 per cent last year were oil, minerals and other raw materials. The value of exports has grown at a staggering rate over the past decade - from $4.2bn in 2000 to $38bn in 2009 - but the high proportion of primary goods has not changed. Two things, however, get less recognition: the high concentration of exports from just a few African countries, and the nature of the trade in the opposite direction.
在有关加强中非关系的辩论中，贸易关系往往归结于manbetx3.0 对非洲石油和矿物难以餍足的渴求。manbetx3.0 的朋友们表示，这种说法过于简单化，但本周公布的最新图表显示，这并非没有道理。