Angola was China's No 2 source of crude oil. But it has fallen down the list as Beijing has increasingly turned to the Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Russia, and other Asian countries.

that the president aims to deepen the United States' relationship not only with Angola but with other African nations, where Russia and China have significantly increased their influence in recent ...

Russian supply has dwindled ... while the Chinese buyers are purchasing more Abu Dhabi crude and oil from Angola, according to trade sources who spoke to Bloomberg.