Foreign Affairs Minister, Libya
Libya's Foreign Minister Musa Kusa was among
the first of a wave of African ministers who are loudly and publicly
criticising China's activities. In a 10 November interview
with the London-based newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat, Musa
Kusa had nothing but blunt words for Chinese investors. He criticised
Beijing's preference for importing labour for infrastructure projects
while neglecting African unemployment. He also railed against
the exclusion of African Union officials from the Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation in November (AAC Vol 3 No 1) and declared China's
efforts to assist African representation at the United Nations
Security Council insufficient....
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