Africa/China

Get tough on China, says Zim minister

Johannesburg - Africa must learn to dictate its own terms when dealing with China and stop blaming Beijing, apartheid, or colonialism for its economic woes, Zimbabwe's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.
Arthur Mutambara said it was time for Africa to stop taking a "romantic view" of China because it has grown from a "comrade in poverty" to a global business and economic giant.
"Why are we not making sure the engagement with China is on our terms, as Africans? Labour, skills, technology, value addition," he said at a China-Africa conference. Read more