Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide published on 24 August 2020 an article titled "China's Exports to Its Three Major Trading Partners all Increased by More than 10%."
During the first half of 2020, China's global import and export trade fell 4.5 percent on a year-on-year basis. But its trade with Africa fell 18 percent on a year-on-year basis. More importantly China's exports to Africa from January to July of $59 billion resulted in a 7 percent reduction while imports from Africa at $40 billion constituted a whopping 30 percent year-on-year decrease. This means the China-Africa trade relationship has returned to a deficit for Africa, $19 billion during the first half of 2020.
