In the first quarter of 2021, the volume of business between Angola and China grew by around 23.9%, calculated at US $10.5 million.

Of the total value of trade, the Chinese imported from Angola the equivalent to US $9.5 million, with a growth of around 21.6%.

To Angola, China exported goods valued at US$1.3 billion, a growth of 50%.

The information was given by the Chinese ambassador to Angola, Gong Tao, at a press conference, which aimed to present the balance of its activities throughout 2020.

The diplomat said that in 2020 the volume of business between countries had a sharp drop of 37%.

The drop in the volume of trade between the two countries, among the causes, has been blamed on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which affected the oil market, since oil is the main product that Angola sells to China.

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