John Gross, an independent metals-industry consultant and former publisher of the Copper Journal, suggested the main positive of the revelation of the end-of-2010 Chineselevel is the increased transparency.
Initiatives such as the Asian-African Strategic Partnership established to improve investment opportunities between Asia and Africa, the annual China-Africa Co-operation Forum and frequent trips by high-level Chinese officials to resource-rich countries such as South Africa and Nigeria have bolstered the China-Africa relationship.