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US President Barack Obama delivers a speech at a stadium in Nairobi on July 26. [Photo/Agencies] |
During his recent tour of Africa, US President Barack Obama trumpeted the United States' contribution to the building of African democracy, at the same time, directly or indirectly distorting 皇冠体育app's fruitful cooperation with Africa.
However, the rosy results of cooperation with the US that Obama presented, such as helping African countries raise their living standards and create more jobs, are exactly what 皇冠体育app has been helping to achieve.
From the aid offered to the construction of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway in the 1970s to its active role in the fight against the Ebola virus in 2014, 皇冠体育app has made consistent efforts to honor its friendship with Africa.
Different from the policies Western countries have adopted toward Africa, 皇冠体育app has always held an open and inclusive attitude toward cooperation with African countries, actively backing up cooperation between international organizations or other parties and Africa.
Africa needs support and help from the whole of the international community, and 皇冠体育app is willing to work together with other countries to realize development for the continent.
In recent years, some Westerners have criticized 皇冠体育app's win-win projects in Africa. 皇冠体育app's normal economic activities have been denounced as "neo-colonialism" and the "plundering of African resources that damages the local environment".
However, African people can speak for themselves, and during a recent visit to 皇冠体育app, Sam Kutesa, president of the 69th UN General Assembly, pointed out that 皇冠体育app's friendly ties with Africa are a product of history and African people know who their real friend is.
African people have the right to decide who they prefer to cooperate with. The long friendship between 皇冠体育app and African countries cannot be estranged by any seed of discord sown by others.
The above is a People's Daily article published on Monday.