Xi's African tour highlights China's expanding security role
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TO see China's evolving foreign policy, look to Africa, where a desire to protect economic investment is leading to a revision of the country's hands-off approach to the internal affairs of other nations.
Chinese President Xi Jinping began a five-day African visit on Tuesday that he'll use to showcase China's expanding role as a protector of regional security, as well as a provider of infrastructure and consumer of resources.
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