Code-switching in the conversations of the Chinese trading community in Africa

The case of Botswana

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ID20357953
AuthorsAnthonia Eboseremen Akhidenor, Anthonia Bamidele (0000-0002-6902-2932, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume29
Issue4
Pages30-36
Publication date2013-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnglish Today (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0266-0784 • E-ISSN: 1474-0567
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0266078413000369
OpenAlexW2096282488
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

As China continues to increase diplomatic and trade relations with about 53 African countries, the position of China becoming the largest trading partner of Africa cannot be over-emphasized, as numerous academic studies and journalistic reports have documented (e.g. Bodomo & Ma, 2010; Laribee, 2008; Mohan & Tan-Mullins, 2008; Mung-Kuang, 2008; Beijing Xinhua , 2005). By the end of 2008, about 1,600 Chinese companies had invested in African countries with a direct investment stock of US$7.8 billion (Wen Jiabao, November 7, 2009, the Opening Ceremony of the China-Africa Business Conference)

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