Plans are already underway for Morocco to be the only African nation to showcase at China’s Shanghai Expo in September and it shows the important role the North African and Asian countries see each other. Little over a decade ago, China was just beginning to push into Africa, but today, in places like Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco, Beijing has increased its footprint, seeing these countries as gateways to Africa, and in Morocco’s case, to Europe.
Trade relations between Morocco and China have steadily increased since 1999, when Chinese trade with Morocco totaled some $325 million. By 2004, that number increased to $1.14 billion. According to the Chinese Embassy in Rabat trade has continued to increase, going over the $2 billion mark in 2009.
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