THE recently issued government white paper on ChinaAfrica economic and trade cooperation,the second on the topic published since 2010,underlines the latest achievements of the mutually beneficial cooperation between China and African countries.It shows that in 2012,the total volume of China-Africa trade reached a new high of US$198.49 billion,a year-onyear growth of 19.3 percent.China’s exports to and imports from Africa also surpassed previous years’figures,indicating a growing momentum in