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What is in store for Kenya, Africa in China-US summit

US President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. [Xinhua]

In the year 2000, we asked in whispers if the 21st century would be the Chinese century. China had just secured Hong Kong from the UK in 1997 and hit an economic growth rate of about eight per cent.

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