Trade: Hard or soft infrastructure? China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative and what it means for Kenya

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Journal of East China Normal University(Natural Science) ›› 2020, Vol. 2020 ›› Issue (S1): 179-183.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.202092321

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Trade: Hard or soft infrastructure? China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative and what it means for Kenya

Asenath MAOBE^1,^2,³()

1. Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Business and Economics, Kisii University, Kenya
2. Department of Education Management, East China Normal University, Shanghai　200241, China
3. UNESCO/Great Wall Cosponsored Visiting Fellow

Received:2020-04-21 Online:2020-12-25 Published:2021-01-22

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Asenath MAOBE. Trade: Hard or soft infrastructure? China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative and what it means for Kenya[J]. Journal of East China Normal University(Natural Science), 2020, 2020(S1): 179-183.

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Year	Trade flow	Partner	Partner	Trade value /US$
2017	Import	Kenya	China	3,778,496,948
2017	Export	Kenya	China	96,712,916
2018	Import	Kenya	China	3,661,016,788
2018	Export	Kenya	China	109,896,481

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