Learn Mandarin! This is the advice from political commentator Justice Malala. “If you can’t read Mandarin you are in trouble,” he said. “The Zuma administration has increased and strengthened its ties with China and these are going to get stronger.” He said China was one of Zuma’s first stops after being elected president in 2009. “He has seriously stepped up relations with the country and most of the ANC national executive members have all been instructed to visit China and have,” he said. “We must not underestimate China’s interest in Africa.”
