Why is Western media distorting China-Africa cooperation?
By Yin Weihao and Jin Dan |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2024-09-08 21:20
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China hosted over 50 African leaders in Beijing for the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit this week. Despite significant progress from these partnerships, Western media continues to push the "debt trap" narrative, framing China-Africa collaboration as competition with the West.
While Western aid has often exacerbated poverty and conflict in Africa by prioritizing its own interests, China's infrastructure projects, rooted in a win-win approach — like the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway — have driven economic growth and job creation across the continent.
Click the video to learn more about how Western media distorts China-Africa relations.
