China Trying to Undermine US Tariff Leverage in Africa, Experts Say

China Trying to Undermine US Tariff Leverage in Africa, Experts Say The Chinese regime’s goal is ’to alienate America, to separate it from Africa in particular,' one expert says. A truck carries ore of the open pit of the Jwaneng Diamond Mine in Jwaneng, Botswana, on May 11, 2023. JOHANNESBURG—In a significant riposte to the tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on African goods and products entering the United States, Beijing has announced it will scrap taxes on nearly all imports from the 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic...