China Gaslights American Efforts to Buy Respect on African Continent

As though it wasn’t bad enough that the most unimpressive Vice President in our storied history, Kamala Harris, was sent to Africa to represent the U.S.; it has become increasingly apparent to the entire world that China has completely filled the vacuum of backbone-led leadership around the globe with their own special mix of “friendship” and indiscreet totalitarianism.

The Chinese regime chides America’s leaders who claim to care about Africa, but offer no real solutions to the problems facing the masses on the ground, who are constantly getting the short end of the “charity” stick. It has been an open secret for years that any money given to African nations does not make its way to “helping” the population at large, but instead lines the pockets of wayward, genocidal warlords.

Breitbart: With China Joe obedient and subservient to one of his family’s big money sources, China goes in for some beast mode trolling of America to maximize humiliation on the international stage. China’s state-run Global Times on Monday mocked the Biden administration fro trying to compete with China for the affections of Africa by spending a fraction of the money Beijing has invested on the continent.

African nations, including Ghana, play a critical role in global security.

Today, I am pleased to announce $100 million in support for Ghana, Benin, Guinea, and Côte d’Ivoire, and Togo to support conflict prevention and stabilization efforts in Coastal West Africa. pic.twitter.com/oYXk6RRvEZ

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) March 28, 2023

The Chinese propagandists chided Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other administration officials for “repeating promises rather than delivering real money.”

The Global Times criticized Harris for her money-dispensing swing through Africa this week because her efforts would only “make African countries feel the pressure of being squeezed by great power competition.”

“This is still a Cold War mentality of geopolitical competition, whose fundamental purpose is not for Africa’s development, but for the interests of the U.S.,” the Global Times charged.

The article quoted Beijin Foreign Studies University professor Son Wei accusing the U.S. f using its democratic ally Ghana as a “point of entry” into Africa so it could play the “value card,” which is the brutal Chinese regime’s contemptuous way of talking about human rights.

#Comment
China: Helps Africa build infrastructure, expands investment & bilateral trade and creates millions of local jobs.
The US: Offers empty promises without practical actions, sees Africa as a battleground to counter China's influence, ignoring Africa's real needs. 🫤 https://t.co/zWHju4Cmho pic.twitter.com/SzPvFuXzJO

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) March 29, 2023

The Chinese are confident that Africa’s often kleptocratic and dictatorial governments would much prefer allying with non-judgmental China than with Western nations that expect them to treat their people with dignity. Song also implied that African leaders will find China’s nakedly self-interested and amoral foreign policy more reliable that Western idealism, which can be tossed by the winds of public opinion and democratic elections.

“No matter how good the U.S. officials say and how many promises they make, what matters is whether they deliver on those promises. Otherwise, for African countries, the U.S. is still sending a blank check and making a political show,” Song said. End Breitbart.