Monday 1 April 2013

[wanabidii] The simplicity of China-Africa relations: HIVYO NDIVYO INAVYOTAKIWA

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From: J L Kamala <jlkamala@yahoo.com>
To: Wanazuoni@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, April 1, 2013 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Wanazuoni] The simplicity of China-Africa relations

 
For the first time, I read something good about President Xi's Visit to Tanzania which in my view, it is great to strengthen ties with China than the rest of the world.

--- On Sun, 3/31/13, chaggama <chaggama@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: chaggama <chaggama@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Wanazuoni] The simplicity of China-Africa relations
To: Wanazuoni@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 8:50 AM

 
Amen




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Mobhare Matinyi <mobhare@gmail.com> wrote:
The
  simplicity of China-Africa relations
  Mobhare
  Matinyi, Washington DC. The Citizen, Tanzania. Thursday, 28 March 2013 20:30.
  Just
  ten days after taking office as the leader of the People's Republic of China,
  President Xi Jinping landed in Tanzania on Sunday to begin his three-nation
  historic tour of Africa that included South Africa and the Republic of the
  Congo. He had just concluded his first foreign tour in Russia.
  President
  Xi's visit to Russia was explicable, but his decision to come to Africa
  before anywhere else stunned and even angered Western capitals and their
  biased press which always sees the worst side of Africa. He didn't care!
  Perhaps
  what was more surprising was Xi's decision to start his visit in Tanzania,
  arguably the real friend of China in Africa for five decades now. Fine, a
  third of Sino-Africa trade is with South Africa, and Congo-Brazzaville
  supplies crude oil, but why Tanzania?
  To
  quickly recap, Tanzania started relations with China immediately after the
  independences of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, and continued after the unification
  in 1964. Tanzania and China signed the Treaty of Friendship in February 1965
  when President Julius Nyerere visited the country in the first of his five
  visits although economic, technical and military relations had already
  started in 1964.
  Several
  agreements and visits by civilian and military leaders of the two countries
  followed including three Tanzanian presidents who came after Nyerere, and
  three Chinese premiers starting with Zhou Enlai in 1965, Zhao Ziyang in 1983,
  and Li Peng in 1997.
  When
  the then Chinese president, Hu Jintao, visited Tanzania in February 2009, the
  leader of the world's most populous nation and the emerging superpower noted
  admirably in his speech that the China-Tanzania relationship had become "a
  model for both China-Africa and South-South cooperation."
  The
  stories of China and Tanzania go centuries beyond modern history, a reason
  why Kilwa archaeological excavations recovered many Chinese coins dating to
  the Song Dynasty which ruled China between 960 and 1279. Yes! That far back!
  The
  Chinese will never forget how Tanzania led other African nations in
  supporting Beijing's efforts to regain its seat at the United Nations,
  kicking out the Taiwan-based Republic of China.
  Between
  the two friendly countries there is a lot to justify their closiness, like
  the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (Tazara), and much more in foreign policy and
  ideological matters to warrant Xi's decision to pay such an honourable visit
  to the United Republic of Tanzania. Putting it short and simple, Tanzania and
  China are friends in need and indeed.
  But
  again, why did he choose to visit Africa after Russia, snubbing the big
  powers? President Xi wanted to send the message that China is serious about
  its relations with Africa. Why Africa? Well, historical ties are there, but
  in addition to that China needs Africa and Africa needs China, and between
  them there is neither hypocrisy nor hidden agenda.
  I like
  the way Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete puts it every time the Western
  press bothers him. In one incidence in December 2011 he said: "Africa needs
  markets for its products; Africa needs technology and infrastructure for its
  development. China is ready to provide all that. What is wrong with that?"
  Speaking
  in Washington DC in 2009 at the United States-Africa Business Summit,
  President Kikwete told Americans: "Why complain about China? Just come to
  Africa and invest the way the Chinese are doing."
  There
  is nothing complicated between China and Africa; it is give and take.
  Africans are aware of the situation that exists currently in which China
  seems to benefit more, but these things can be settled out with time and
  without the help of the West. Some of these challenges are counterfeit
  products, the sudden growth of the Chinese diaspora in African cities, and
  the poor quality of Chinese workmanship.
  But I
  don't agree with those who lament that China buys raw materials from Africa
  but brings in finished goods. Come on! Who prevented Africans from doing the
  opposite?
  As we
  speak today, annual China-Africa trade stands at $200 billion, and if the
  trend continues Africa will soon surpass the sluggish economies of the US and
  the European Union. Shockingly, US-Africa trade stands slightly below $100
  billion, while the EU is taking forever to conclude an economic
partnership agreement
  with Africa.
  If that
  is the case then, why should President Xi bother about the "powerful" West?
  Is that difficult to figure out? Again, China has what Africa needs and
  Africa has what China needs, and that is all we need in our mutual
understanding
  and respect as Xi told the world and Africa on Monday. Nothing is complex!
  Probably,
  it is time for those who trumpet aloud about new Chinese colonialism to
  Africa to be realistic. Africans want to move forward and they have no time
  with anyone who wants to impose their will on others. Africans are growing
  tired of receiving charitable donations and being lectured endlessly; let the
  world understand!




http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/editorial-analysis/20-analysis-opinions/30043-the-simplicity-of-china-africa-relations




  

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