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Tillerson heads to Africa, with China in his sights
9 years agoUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a joint press conference with EU foreign policy chief at the European Union Council building in Brussels on December 5, 2017. Tillerson meets his EU and NATO counterparts in Brussels on December 5 to shore up ties, with allies insisting he still plays a "key role" despite doubts over his future, before a two-day NATO meeting set to focus on North Korea's missile programme and concerns over perceived hostility from Russia. / AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS
Washington's top diplomat set off for Africa on Tuesday to tour countries that form a new theater for competition with America's ambitious great power rival China.
