(Washington Complex) The three -day US -African Summit opened on Tuesday (December 13) in Washington.US Secretary of Defense Austin reminds African leaders that China and Russia exist in Africa and undermine the stability of Africa.
49 African leaders flew to Washington to participate in the first US -African Summit after eight years.U.S. President Biden will try to win the influence through diplomatic efforts.
After the start of the summit, Austin held a group seminar with several African presidents.At the meeting, he accused American competitors in different practices.Austin: China is not always transparent and disturbing
Austin said that through the growing economic influence, "every day" is expanding their footprints in Africa.
"It is disturbing that they are not always transparent for what they are doing. This creates problems and may eventually destroy stability."
He went on to say that Russia "continues to sell cheap weapons" and "deploy mercenaries in the entire African mainland", "this has also created instability."
However, the United States did not ask African leaders to choose a border station between the United States and China and Russia. It is believed that in view of the large -scale infrastructure expenditures in Africa, it is futile to try to reverse the trend.
Nigeria and Rwanda participated in foreign space cooperation in the United States
But the Biden government plans to allocate 55 billion US dollars (about $ 74.1 billion) for Africa within three years, including investing 4 billion U.S. dollars to train African medical staff before 2025. This is Washington since the outbreak of the crown disease epidemic.Priority.
The Summit also invited the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), and Nigeria and Rwanda became the first African countries to sign the Artemis agreement.This agreement is led by the United States to carry out international cooperation between the moon, Mars and farther space.
This cooperation plan coincides with China's rapid development of its own moon landing plan, and the tension of US -Russian relations threatened the space cooperation between the two countries in the post -Cold War era.European allies, Japan and several Latin America have joined the Artemis Agreement.
In response to the opaque practice of the United States in China, it will destroy Africa stability. The United States is the preferred partner of African countries. Chinese Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin pointed out in a regular press conference on Wednesday that Africa is not a gammer of great powers, nor is it notWhich country or some people are willing to put pressure on.African countries and people have wisdom and the ability to choose partners who meet their own interests.
He said that the United States should respect the wishes of the African people and take out real actions to help Africa develop instead of discrediting an article on attacking other countries.
This is the second time the United States hosted the United States and Africa, the last time Obama's 2014 period during his presidency.Obama's successor, Trump, did not conceal that he lacked interest in Africa.
The United States should respect the wishes of the African people and take out real actions to help Africa develop instead of discrediting and attacking other countries.
-Wang Wenbin, spokesman for Chinese Foreign Ministry