He, too, had a barrage of facts to show China is bringing benefits to Africa.

BBC: Chinese colonialism?

China will not want such facts under the water to set precedents.

ECONOMIST: Banyan

These facts tell me that China is serious about sustainable development.

UN: Secretary-General

Without reeling off any more facts and acquisition figures, the key point to register is that wherever you look, China is linking physical assets to virtual trades, not just to feed gas market liquidity, but to rebalance WTI and Brent for oil.

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