Politics
China Says Premier’s Africa Visit About More Than Just Oil Deals
Li’s visit comes virtually on the 50th anniversary of then-Premier Zhou Enlai’s landmark trip to 10 African nations from December 1963 to January 1964. Yet gratitude for China’s aid is increasingly tinged with resentment about the way Chinese companies operate in Africa. Industrial complexes staffed exclusively by Chinese workers have occasionally provoked riots by Africans looking for work.
Zhang Xiangchen said China’s aid for Africa was given in a “brotherly” way between friends and the way China tried to help would be changing. He then said, “Our aid in the future will go even more to agriculture, health and sanitation, environmental protection, education and culture, our development cooperation will incline towards people’s livelihoods, to help African countries improve livelihoods,” he said. He concluded, “Li Keqiang’s visit will focus on these areas.”
Source: Voice of America
