Bilateral trade between Ghana and China stood at $5.43 billion dollars in 2012, up 56.5 percent over the previous year, according to Chinese ambassador Gong Jianzhong.
"The illegal activities conducted by some of the Chinese may harm the image of the Chinese in African countries," he said.
Tens of thousands of people in Ghana do illegal small-scale mining, a practice that is called "galamsey". The businesses sift tons of mud in river beds and forests to extract ore that is processed on site and sold to middlemen.
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