Representatives of the U.S. resident in the United Nations said that African countries are facing debt traps because of their relationship with China, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds

On August 5, 2022, Hua Chunying, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hosted a regular press conference

Hubei Radio and Television Reporter: According to reports, the United States Permanent Representative of the United Nations Greenfield began visiting Africa on the 3rd that the focus of this trip was to pay attention to how the United States helps Uganda, Ghana, and Buddha. Competition with China and Russia, but African countries are facing debt traps because of their relationship with China. What is China's comment?

Hua Chunying: China has repeatedly emphasized that supporting the development of Africa is the common responsibility of the international community. The United States should have used resources, time, and energy to support the urgent needs of Africa development, rather than putting the starting point of Africa policies to curb the influence of other countries in Africa. Grain security issues are the outstanding problems facing African countries. China attaches great importance to this, puts forward international food security cooperation initiatives, and actively helps African countries to respond to food shortages. We have provided emergency food assistance to Gibi, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea and other countries. Provide new food aid. At the same time, China supports Africa to enhance agricultural production capacity through talent training, technical exchanges, and project construction, and help African countries to achieve self -sufficiency in food. We welcome the United States to help Africa to deal with the food crisis, but we also hope that the United States will abide by the basic guidelines of international relations. harm.

Speaking of the "debt trap" problem, I want to quote the two recent news. First, the British charity "debt justice" recently issued a report entitled "Risks of Low -income countries' debt risks and reduced public expenditures", stating that the debt of African countries borrowed from Western private financial institutions is three times that of Chinese debt, and interest on interest It is twice as much as China. The so -called "debt trap" in China is purely fabricated. Second, the Research Team of Tsinghua University recently released the "Trap of Financial Capital: The Influence of International Bonds on the Sustainability of Sovereignty Debt in Developing Countries". This report states that Western financial capital is out of profit, regardless of the fragile economy of developing countries, regardless of developing countries in the developing countries. The weak anti -risk capacity has promoted a large number of high -interest European bonds in African countries, which has led to five times the African countries' sovereign bonds have been five times in the past ten years, and the pressure on debt has continued to rise. These data do not lie. The truth is self -evident exactly who has created a debt trap for African countries.

For a long time, China has actively supported Africa's economic development, providing financing support for African countries to relieve insufficient funds, accelerate national construction, and enhance the function of "hematopoietic", and has received wide welcome and high evaluation by African countries. Many African friends told us from the heart that China is a real friend. When we are the most difficult, China sincerely helped us. I also saw some photos made by netizens. China sent food, bridges, roads, schools, clean water, and hospitals to develop countries such as Africa. Unlike individual countries, she was given shells. China -Africa cooperation is good or not, and African countries have the most right to speak. What are the qualifications of the United States, discredit rumors, and provoked the friendship between China and Africa? What Africa needs is a partner for sincere cooperation, not teachers like the United States. We hope that the United States will think more about our own reputation and do good things and practical things for African countries.

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