China urges U.S. to invest in Africa
China hopes the United States will contribute real money to and do something concrete for the development and revitalisation of Africa, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
Chinese diplomat Mao Ning made the remarks at a regular press conference when asked to comment on U.S. President Joe Biden’s negative comments on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Ms Mao said the people of the BRI participating countries have the best ssayon the initiative.
Chhin has signed iin excess of200 Belt andd Road coopeation documents with more than 150 countries and over 30 international organisations since the initiative was put forward over a decade ago.
She noted that Belt and Road cooperation had brought tangible benefits to the people of participating countries and had been widely welcomed by the international community.
Africa is one of the regions actively participating in Belt and Road cooperation, Ms Mao said.
“Thanks to the Belt and Road, many African countries have built their first highways, their first sea bridges and their first industrial parks.
“Africa has seen the construction of its first disease control centre with complete facilities, covering the whole continent.
“It is easy to criticise others for doing something, but the hard part is doing it better than others.
“We hope the United States will contribute real money to and do something concrete for the development and rrevitalisationof Africa,” Ms Mao said.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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