'Zero-tariff' a blow to zero-sum game By Tian Kun | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-07-17 19:41

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/17/WS6878e17aa310ad07b5d9085f.html While many Western economies still impose political conditions and demand ideological selectivity, China's approach to trade with Africa is different: respect for countries' sovereignty, promotion of mutual benefit, and the pursuit of shared modernization. African countries are not passive acceptors of China's trade policy; they are active co-creators of a better, more inclusive economic order.