Dignitaries and media in African countries have spoken out against the claim that “China has created an African debt trap.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded |

Original title: African politicians and media have spoken out against the claim that “China has created an African debt trap” and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded

On July 7, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked questions. According to reports, some politicians and media in African countries have recently spoken out against the claim that “China has created an African debt trap.” What is China’s comment?

Wang Wenbin said that we have stated our position on related issues many times. China has fully implemented the G20 “Debt Repayment Initiative for the Poorest Countries”, actively supports the G20’s important consensus on the extension of the debt mitigation initiative to the end of this year, and has steadily participated in multilateral debt handling on a case-by-case basis. Relevant Chinese non-official financial institutions have also taken debt relief actions with reference to the debt relief initiative.

Wang Wenbin said that for a long time, China has always upheld the correct view of justice and interest in dealing with borrowing, debt relief and other issues, and has implemented the principles of truthfulness, closeness and sincerity. China’s measures have effectively promoted the economic and social development of debtor countries and effectively alleviated their debt burdens. They have been recognized and welcomed by relevant African countries. Rwandan President Kagame said that China has never forced any country to borrow, and the presidents of Namibia, Kenya, Senegal, Botswana and other countries have openly supported China-Africa investment and financing cooperation. The Kenyan “People’s Daily” emphasized that Chinese loans are all implemented in specific projects for development cooperation. Rwandan senior media person Mbanda used facts and figures to criticize the United States and the West for exaggerating the claim that “China has created an African debt trap”, saying that this is completely out of the question. For political purposes, it is intended to divorce the relationship between Africa and China.

Wang Wenbin said that recently on Quora, a well-known overseas Q&A platform, on the topic “What should African countries do if they cannot repay their debts to China?”, African netizens refuted the topic, pointing out that Western countries had never cared about Africa before, and it suddenly became ” “The protector of the Africans” and “threw the pot” to China is entirely out of jealousy. This time it has become a hot topic.

Wang Wenbin emphasized that President Xi Jinping recently pointed out that on the road of human pursuit of happiness, a country and a nation cannot be missing. All countries and all nations in the world should enjoy equal development opportunities and rights. China will continue to uphold the concept of truth, affinity, and sincerity, work with African countries and the international community to implement the “Support for the African Development Partnership Initiative”, and make unremitting efforts to help African countries achieve development and revitalization. (CCTV reporter Shen Yang Kong Luyuan)

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