Who is Xi Jinping ? Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician currently serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), President of the People's Republic of China Agenda? article Daily Maverick Re Posted https://www.dailymaverick.co.za President Xi Jinping told African leaders Monday that China's investments on the continent have "no political strings attached", pledging $60 billion in new development financing, even as Beijing is increasingly criticised over its debt-heavy projects abroad. Daily Maverick Xi offered the funding at the start of a two-day China-Africa summit that focused on his cherished Belt and Road initiative. The money — to be spent over the next three years — comes on top of $60 billion Beijing offered in 2015. The massive scheme is aimed at improving Chinese access to foreign markets and resources, and boosting Beijing’s influence abroad. It has already seen China loan billions of dollars to countries in Asia ...