Chinese leader arrives for Africa visit as US interest wanes
Source: ABC News
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Africa on Saturday on a four-nation visit seeking deeper military and economic ties while his rival in a bitter trade war, the Trump administration, shows little interest in the world's second most populous continent.
China is already Africa's largest trading partner, and it opened its first military base on the continent last year in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, which this month launched a China-backed free trade zone it calls the largest in Africa. After surpassing the U.S. in arms sales to Africa in recent years, China this month hosted dozens of African military officials for the first China-Africa defense forum.
Xi is stopping in Senegal and then Rwanda ahead of his participation in a summit of the BRICS emerging economies in South Africa that stars on Wednesday. Last month the foreign ministers of BRICS members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa criticized what they called a "new wave of protectionism," saying U.S. measures undermine global trade and economic growth.
Xi's Africa visit also highlights China's sweeping "Belt and Road" initiative that envisages linking Beijing to Africa, Europe and other parts of Asia via a network of ports, railways, power plants and economic zones.
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NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... and that benefits China.
ansible
(1,718 posts)Except this time the chinese have no intention of ever leaving like whites did to Africa.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)deplorable
keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,788 posts)dembotoz
(16,739 posts)Johnny2X2X
(18,745 posts)Look it up, this trade deal is the core of China's plan to be the dominant economy and culture on the panet for the next 100 years. Everything they'e done is to prepare for this deal to go forward without the US. The trade war plays right into China's hands.
Trump is quite literally daring China to do exactly what they've been planning on doing anyway for the last 20 years.
Crowman2009
(2,478 posts)Given how strapped for cash most African military forces are, I'm not surprised that they are less interested in our expensive weapons.