MOFCOM spokesman He Yadong said at a routine briefing that China implemented a two-year comprehensive zero-tariff program on imports from 53 African countries with diplomatic ties, effective May 1. Beijing will continue to push for a Joint Development Economic Partnership Agreement; MOFCOM framed the tariff cut as part of China’s high‑level opening and an effort to implement Forum on China–Africa Cooperation outcomes by leveraging China’s large market to support African countries facing unilater

MOFCOM spokesman He Yadong said at a routine briefing that China implemented a two-year comprehensive zero-tariff program on imports from 53 African countries with diplomatic ties, effective May 1. Beijing will continue to push for a Joint Development Economic Partnership Agreement; MOFCOM framed the tariff cut as part of China’s high‑level opening and an effort to implement Forum on China–Africa Cooperation outcomes by leveraging China’s large market to support African countries facing unilateralism and protectionism.