Clinton's Africa visit fuels debate on competition between US and China_美文

Clinton's Africa visit fuels debate on competition between US and China

She said there is a common misperception that the US and China are in competition in Africa.

"It suggests that they have the same interests. They don't. China perceives Africa as an ideal investment opportunity, where it can work quickly and efficiently with African leaders. In the United States, relative good governance, respect for the rule of law and human rights are prerequisites for engagement, economic or otherwise," she said.

Questions:

1. In July how much money did President Hu Jintao announce that China will provide in loans to Africa?

2. What is the loan money to be used for?

3. China-Africa trade ballooned to how much in 2011?

Answers:

1. $20 billion.

2. Develop infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing, and small and medium-sized enterprises.

3. $166.3 billion.

About the broadcaster:

Rosie Tuck is a copy editor at the China Daily website. She was born in New Zealand and graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Communications studies majoring in journalism and television. In New Zealand she was working as a junior reporter for the New Zealand state broadcaster TVNZ. She is in Beijing on an Asia New Zealand Foundation grant, working as a journalist in the English news department at the China Daily website.