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© Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.China pledges $10 bil funds, aid to Africa
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sharky1
So China finally found a way to make some money off their huge stockpile of devaluating US Dollars...
Raja Kumar
China and Africa ,get on with USD 10 billion creations. Way to go. Still a long way to go.
Junnama
China has a long and glorious history of corruption and abuse.
SuperLib
China is the new Europe.
combinibento
Wow, praise from Mugabe? China must feel grand. And as Junnama said, there are strings attached. China has gotten numerous lucrative contracts our of Africa and will undoubtedly continue doing so with this "aid" package.
skipthesong
say all you want with your comparisons, but until China opens up to a multitude of ethnicities, I say they have a superiority complex in China. They need more non-orientals in China before we start clapping hands are their success.
Junnama
Aid never comes without strings attached. The Africans know that already.
ronaldk
Gotta give credit where credit is due. This seems like a step in the right direction, and I only wish my country had made some of these proposals first.
Goodguy
In my view, China's approach to Africa is more of equal footing. China through the past and now has shown the Africans sincerity and respect. On the other hand, the west may have given billions more in aid but looking back at history much more was taken.
yabits
China....a clear and certain threat to decades of Western delusions of Western superiority.
Only to the extent that China will corrupt itself along the lines that the West has, can it be said that China is a new Europe.
Well, that is certianly a marked difference from King Leopold's Gold and blood diamonds.
SuperLib
China....the new Europe.
yabits
LOL!!!
This has been the West's "game" for years. Now a real competitor emerges to challenge the West's game.
This is a FAR more generous deal than anything ever offered by the West. I take that back. The West has often offered such deals, especially the lowering of tariffs, but never have followed through on them. Can China be trusted to follow through? (I believe the answer is "yes" to the extent that China wants to be perceived as a different kind of partner.)