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Passing through the downtown area of this West African capital, passing through traditional markets and business districts, you will arrive at a vibrant and unexpected neighborhood - there are noisy night markets, open-air shops, and signs written in Chinese and Arabic.
In the morning, the streets here are almost entirely in Chinese.
Vendors along the street sell radios, mobile phones, and Chinese vegetables with Chinese signboards. At lunchtime, delivery men from Chinese restaurants shuttle through the streets.
As the sun sets, Chinese shop owners close their shops and take walks on the promenade by the Niger River, ending their workday.
Chinese expatriates have long been attracted to this capital city of Mali, which is also a gathering place for other expatriates in West Africa. Their presence was not noticeable before, but in recent years, as new owners, residents, and West African expatriates continue to move in, their presence has become more pronounced.
Experts say that this reflects China's presence in Africa - often driven by complex factors: political motives, commercial desires, and personal migration intentions.
Deborah Brautigam, director of the China-Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, said: "It's a complex mix, with both strategic moves at the national level and commercial motives at the individual level."
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