Clinton's Africa visit fuels debate on competition between US and China
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="an">an</span> 11-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stoked">stoked</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mentioning">mentioning</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lobbying">lobbying</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>.</p><p><span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 1 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p><span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="extracts">extracts</span> <span word="it">it</span>" <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span>".</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="commentary">commentary</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>", <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="aimed">aimed</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="partly">partly</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="discrediting">discrediting</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="curbing">curbing</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="there">there</span>".</p><p>"<span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="betrayed">betrayed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedge">wedge</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commentary">commentary</span> <span word="headlined">headlined</span> "<span word="US">US</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sow">sow</span> <span word="discord">discord</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>".</p>
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