Reference News Network, August 4 report: The U.S. cable news network CNN website published an article titled "Trump's Tariffs Are Pushing African Countries Toward China" on August 2, the following is the translated content:

Africa is adapting to the new reality of President Trump's tariffs.

This situation, which may evolve into a crisis, is an opportunity for China, America's competitor, which has long been courting African countries and now is extending a helping hand.

Nigerian economist Bismarck Rewa told CNN reporters, "We (Africa) are being pushed toward China."

Four African countries, Libya, South Africa, Algeria, and Tunisia, face tariffs from 25% to 30% imposed by the Trump administration.

The revised tariff plan announced by the White House on July 31 shows that many more African countries will be subject to 15% tariffs.

South Africa, one of the strongest countries in the African continent, has questioned the U.S. tariffs, saying that Trump's decision is not based on an "accurate reflection of existing trade data."

China has stated that it will stop imposing tariffs on almost all imports from African countries.

"There is no better time for African countries to strengthen South-South trade," said Nio Letswalo, a South African trade expert, to CNN.

Letswalo said, "The United States is gradually losing its global leadership." He also said that an increasing number of countries are reducing their reliance on the U.S., and China may take its place.

Letswalo described the U.S.'s failure to reach an agreement with Africa through negotiations as "a scoring opportunity for China."

The impact of Trump's tariffs can be felt in both some of Africa's most active economies and the poorest ones, such as Lesotho, which is subjected to a 15% tariff.

The Lesotho authorities announced that due to the impact of the tariffs, the country will enter a two-year national state of disaster, and the textile industry is struggling with a large number of unemployment.

In the relatively wealthier neighboring country of Lesotho, South Africa, thousands of jobs are also under threat, and citrus growers there say they are "very anxious."

The South African Citrus Growers Association said in a statement that if the tariffs take effect, "unemployment is certain." It also said that the implementation of the tariffs "means that most citrus will not be sold."

Analysts say other industries in South Africa, such as the automotive industry, also face the risk of economic shocks.

South African Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe told journalists that efforts are being made to find other sales channels for South African goods.

He said, "If the U.S. imposes high tariffs, we must look for other markets."

"Our biggest trading partner is China, not the U.S." Mantashe added. (Translated by Xu Yanhong)

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