China Offers Tariff Exemptions to Six Countries

The Chinese Ministry of Finance announced today, Wednesday, that China will allow 98 percent of imported goods from six African countries to enter its consumer market tariff-free, as the country aims to expand its economic influence across the continent. According to a statement, starting from December 25, Angola, Gambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Mali, and Mauritania will be able to sell their products to China, the second-largest economy in the world, without paying tariffs on more than eight thousand different goods.