国内英语资讯:Interview: Chinese FMs Ethiopia visit to foster bilateral strategic partnership: expert_时事

国内英语资讯:Interview: Chinese FMs Ethiopia visit to foster bilateral strategic partnership: expert

"Wang had affirmed that the Ethiopia-China or China-Africa partnership will not be affected by the rumors," Costantinos said.

"China has funneled cash and loans into infrastructure projects across the continent, where many African leaders consider Beijing's terms a better deal than those offered by Western nations," Costantinos said.

The scholar also expressed expectation that the two countries would foster their relations in contrary to allegations that relations between Ethiopia and China had cooled recently.

According to Costantinos, the East African country, through its Minister of Foreign Affairs Workneh Gebeyehu, had "expressed its commitments to further strengthen its ties with China."

Workneh, during his meeting with Wang last week, spoke warmly of Ethiopia's ties with China, eventually dismissing a suggestion that relations between the two countries had cooled since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power last year with a sweeping reform agenda.

"We believe that the reform process in Ethiopia will further strengthen our ties with China," Workneh told a joint press conference last week. "China will continue to be Ethiopia's strategic partner."

Costantinos also indicated that "Ethiopia has benefited from China's investments, grants and loans."

According to the expert, partnership with China has among other things helped the East African country to build close to 74,000 km of all-weather roads, modern railway lines, hydro-power stations, transmission lines and industrial parks.