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The Chicoms are doing a damn splendid job of cooperation with Africa, for its resources in return for supplying top-grade weapons.
Posted on 11/08/2009 2:47:20 PM PST by myknowledge
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic.
Wen Jiabao's promise at the start of a two-day China-Africa summit was warmly received by African leaders and officials, most of whose nations confront a miasma of despair further accentuated by a global financial crisis that is only now showing signs of abating.
"The Chinese people cherish sincere friendship toward the African people, and China's support to Africa's development is concrete and real," Wen said at a forum that attracted leaders such as Sudan's Omar al-Bashir — who faces an international arrest warrant — and Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe. Both are heads of state out-of-favor with the West.
Wen said China wants to help Africa build its financing capacity and would provide $10 billion in concessional loans — ones with generous terms.
As part of an eight-point plan, he said China would also forgive government debts of the poorest African nations that have relations with Beijing and would build 100 new clean energy projects for the continent. It would also gradually institute a zero-tariff policy on 95 percent of goods from some of the poorest countries. All this would take place over three years.
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Related article: Why Africa welcomes the ‘new colonialism’
The Chicoms are doing a damn splendid job of cooperation with Africa, for its resources in return for supplying top-grade weapons.
Maybe the will get something for their money, God knows America has pumped in Billions and gotten nothing.
Exactly. If they want to pour billions down that rat hole, have at it. Of course, I have a feeling the Chinese will be a lot smarter about how they spend their money there than we were. They have no residual guilt or sins to atone for.
The Russians also have a presence in Africa.
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