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China's ambassador to Kenya Wu Peng speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Chinese embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, June 6, 2019. [Reuters]
China is ready to negotiate a trade deal with the six-nation East Africa Community (EAC) to address Kenya’s complaints about a huge trade imbalance in favor of the Asian economic giant, China’s ambassador to Nairobi told Reuters.
Kenyan officials said the government was not ready to discuss a free trade agreement as it fears a surge of imports from China but that a partial deal might be possible.
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