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China’s African hearts and minds campaign rolls on.
On Friday, Xi Jinping welcomed Angolan President João Lourenço to Beijing.
Some context: A major oil producer, Angola is trying to diversify its economy away from crude and toward priority sectors like agriculture and mining.
Xi was happy to help (...