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  d) Paragraph 8 (lines 90-99) – point out the favorable aspects that may derive from the partnership of Chinese and African companies.

For African businesses, the benefits of partnering witha a chinese firm involve increased liquidity and more tangible gains.Initially, there is the business gain of a boost in capital. In addition, African corporations can leverage chinese project funding, technology transfers and expertise. Finally, Sino-AfricAn partnerships can also help African firms position themselves in global markets by gaining easy access to low-cosr Chinese supply chains as well as the Chinese market. 

A passagem contém a informação que empresas chinesas possuem "expertise " && tecnologia que podem trazer inovações a empresas locais.