Be Wary of Chinese Loans, U.S warns Nigeria, Others
The U.S Secretary, Mr Rex W. Tillerson, has been taking a dig at china and its
investment in Africa in the past few days, He said African government to be
wary of Chinese government and its loan facilities. Although, he had been roundly
condemned by Russian foreign minister Sergi Lavrov, who also visited Zimbabwe on
Thursday.
The U.S. diplomat is also seeking smooth relations with African
countries after President Donald Trump reportedly dismissed some African nations
as “shithole countries” in January, a comment he later denied.
The Chinese government has pumped billions into infrastructure
projects across the continent.
“We are not in any way attempting to keep Chinese “dollars”
from Africa,“ he said, it is important that African countries carefully
consider the terms of those agreements and not forfeit their sovereignty”
Mr. Rex W.
Tillerson, a former Exxon chief executive said that Chinese
investments “do not bring significant job creation locally” and criticized how
the country structures loans to African government, saying if a government
accepts a Chinese loan and “gets into trouble”, it can loose control of its own
infrastructure or its own resources through defaults.
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