China's State Council Information Office released on 26 November 2021 a white paper titled "China and Africa in the New Era: A Partnership of Equals."
The release of the white paper was timed just before the meeting in Senegal of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation at the end of November. While China remains an important partner in Africa, it is striking that its trade, aid, and investment have been flat or even declined over the last six or seven years.
