China Tells

In the recent China-Africa summit held in Beijing, Prime Minister Mr. Wen Jiabao announced that China will give loan with cheap interest to Africa countries for a worth of USD 10 Billion. 10 Billion seems nothing for today’s affluent China government, but is probably the largest fund Africa has ever received in the history since the inception of universe (See Article from Timeonline).  I don’t think our African brothers would have any complaints but just to take it, happily. Critics from Western media point their finger hard at China government’s tolerance on Africa’s awful human right record, and also they are not happy with the fact that Africa’s bulk export to China focuses on energy and mining (See article from Chinatells). But without being too naive, however, what else do you expect, seriously? For the whole history of Africa, it is a sad history of being slaved, colonized and tortured. If someone has to be responsible for such a tragedy, Western powers would top the culprits list without a single doubt. The bottomline is, China does invest and provide funds, which is badly needed by Africa to speed up the industrialization and modernization process. On that front, I don’t see any doubt that China is a truer and better friend to Africa then the Wests.