Workers operate on the apron at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 29, 2026. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Xinhua/Jiang Guopeng)
Workers move cargo at the Buffalo logistics park near OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 28, 2026. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Xinhua/Jin Bowen)
This photo taken on April 29, 2026 shows a view of Durban Port in Durban, South Africa. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Photo by Mbuthi Msweli/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 27, 2026 shows containers at Durban Port in Durban, South Africa. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Photo by Mbuthi Msweli/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 26, 2026 shows containers at an industrial hub in Johannesburg, South Africa. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)
Workers sort parcels at the Buffalo logistics park near OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 28, 2026. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Xinhua/Jin Bowen)
A Cathay Pacific aircraft loads and unloads cargo on the apron at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 29, 2026. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)
A COSCO Shipping cargo ship berths at Durban Port in Durban, South Africa, April 21, 2026. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Photo by Mbuthi Msweli/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 26, 2026 shows a view of an industrial hub in Johannesburg, South Africa. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 26, 2026 shows containers at an industrial hub in Johannesburg, South Africa. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)
Workers move cargo at the Buffalo logistics park near OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 28, 2026. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Xinhua/Jin Bowen)
(260501) -- NAIROBI, May 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 15, 2026 shows containers at the Nairobi station of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Photo by Nelson Asienwa/Xinhua)
(260501) -- NAIROBI, May 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 15, 2026 shows containers at the Nairobi station of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (Photo by Nelson Asienwa/Xinhua)
(260501) -- ABUJA, May 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 26, 2026 shows a view of the Lekki port in Lagos, Nigeria. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)
(260501) -- ABUJA, May 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 26, 2026 shows a view of the Lekki port in Lagos, Nigeria. China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy. (China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)