{"id":11152,"date":"2007-02-08T22:50:07","date_gmt":"2007-02-09T05:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/02\/08\/china-acknowledges-downside-in-africa-ap\/"},"modified":"2007-02-08T22:50:07","modified_gmt":"2007-02-09T05:50:07","slug":"china-acknowledges-downside-in-africa-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/02\/china-acknowledges-downside-in-africa-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"China Acknowledges Downside in Africa &#8211; AP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From AP:<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/CA.php\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/CA.php','popup','width=111,height=109,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/CA-thumb.jpg\" width=\"111\" height=\"109\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/CA1.php\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/CA1.php','popup','width=94,height=111,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/thumbnail\/CA1-thumb.jpg\" width=\"92\" height=\"109\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Africa bearing the usual gifts of money for soccer stadiums and interest-free loans. But he also has brought a new recognition of the downside of China&#8217;s aggressive quest for the continent&#8217;s resources.<\/p>\n<p>These include tensions over mounting trade imbalances, the practices of some Chinese investors and the risks of doing business with rogue states&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Hu was met by flag-waving crowds and standing ovations. But he also had to deal with pressure to influence Sudan&#8217;s government about the bloody conflict in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Darfur_conflict\">Darfur<\/a>. And in Liberia, there were rumors that a legislator received a handout from Taiwan, China&#8217;s rival. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/02\/08\/AR2007020800981.html\">[Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Related Washington Post report: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/02\/07\/AR2007020700960.html\">Hu Defends China&#8217;s Role in Africa<\/a> says, &#8220;Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday sought to reassure Africans that his country&#8217;s aggressive investments in oil, copper and other natural resources do not amount to a new wave of colonialism, saying China would &#8220;not do anything harmful to the interests of Africa and its people.&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From AP: Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Africa bearing the usual gifts of money for soccer stadiums and interest-free loans. 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