<P> At the dawn of the twenty - first century, while Africa suffered from China's withdrawal, it is less dependent of external powers to build a self - reliable economy . </P> <Table> Chinese trade in US $billions <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> World </Th> <Th> Africa </Th> <Th>% </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 620.8 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 1.9% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 851.2 </Td> <Td> 18.48 </Td> <Td> 2.17% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 1422 </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 2.74% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 1760.6 </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> 3.12% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 2173.8 </Td> <Td> 73.6 </Td> <Td> 3.38% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 100? </Td> <Td>? </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> World </Th> <Th> Africa </Th> <Th>% </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 620.8 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 1.9% </Td> </Tr>

7. which economic activity did relations between europe and ming china most likely encourage