China should:

1. Extend its pledge of zero-tariff treatment of 97 percent of taxable items from African LDCs to100 percent and extend it to all African countries (including middle-income countries) with diplomatic relations with China to support African trade and development.

2. Provide technical assistance to African customs clearance institutions, standards boards, export agencies and exporters aimed at providing understanding of China’s custom laws, processes, and standards to enable African traders to more efficiently export to China.(https://www.daowen.com)

3. Earmark financial assistance to the African Union (AU)Commission for at least 25 market feasibility studies of various African products in China to increase the export of value-added African agricultural and industrial products.

4. Support the AU to incubate a new African Chamber of Commerce in Beijing that will include desks serving the various regions in Africa.