China has been cultivating relationships in Africa for a least FORTY years since the 1980s, when China itself wasn't a rich nation at that time That is a reflection of how strategic and far vision China is in planning its future. The late LKY of Singapore has once revealed that he's 'aware' of China having a 300 years road map for its future. Whether if there is any truth in that, it's anyone's guess 🤷♂️