Chinese state media has lashed out at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after she warned African leaders about co-operation with countries who want to exploit the continent’s resources.

On a tour of sub-Saharan Africa to promote political stability, Ms Clinton said this week that the US will stand up for democracy and universal human rights “even when it might be easier or more profitable to look the other way, to keep the resources flowing”.

“Not every partner makes that choice, but we do and we will,” she said, without naming China, in a speech delivered in Senegal.

The “implication that China has been extracting Africa’s wealth for itself is utterly wide of the truth,” said an English-language commentary from Xinhua on Friday, of Ms Clinton’s comment that the US is committed to a model that “adds value rather than extracts it”.

Ms Clinton’s words offer “cheap shots” and are part of “a plot to sow discord between China [and] Africa” for the US’s “selfish gain”, Xinhua said, adding her trip was part of a hidden agenda “aimed at least partly at discrediting China’s engagement with the continent and curbing China’s influence there”.

Ms Clinton’s 11-day trip to Africa comes as China continues to gain influence in markets across the continent, home to vast resource wealth and some of the world’s fastest-growing countries.

While US President Barack Obama unveiled a new Africa strategy in June, focusing on democracy, economic growth, security and development, last month China promised Africa $20bn in loans in the next three years. China, which put Africa-China trade at $166bn last year, overtook the US as Africa’s largest partner three years ago.

“There is a general sense that China appears to be eclipsing America in Africa,” said Comfort Ero, Africa programme director at International Crisis Group. “This is her [Clinton] second big pitch to try to sell the differences between the US and China in a positive way, suggesting the US has Africa’s interests at heart and is genuinely concerned with progress around democracy, and that China is only interested in grabbing resources,” said Ms Ero, referring to a visit by Ms Clinton to Africa last year.

Ms Clinton, whose trip takes in Senegal, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Ghana, was accompanied by a large US business delegation, and stressed Africa’s economic potential. “We believe that if you want to make a good investment in the midst of what is still a very difficult global economy, go to Africa,” she said during the same speech.

She voiced fears the continent was “backsliding” on democracy.

At the same time her close relationship with Yoweri Museveni, the Ugandan President, whose army makes up the bulk of a heavily US-funded African Union force that fights Islamist militants in Somalia but who has refused to step down, has attracted criticism.

The US focus on governance is “inconsistent and shifts with its interests”, said Daniel Kalinaki, managing editor of Uganda’s Daily Monitor newspaper. After 2010 bombings in Uganda carried out by al-Qaeda-linked, Somalia-based militants, “all the talk of democracy was suddenly replaced by talk about regional security and Somalia”. Ms Clinton met with Mr Museveni and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Friday, stressing the need for strong institutions and to follow the constitution. She is due to meet Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Saturday before travelling on to Malawi and then South Africa

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Well, they're actually right (Chinese state media, that is). The Chinese relationship with Africa, although far from perfect, is definitely less exploitative than the West's.

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I thought there was some thread that said Hillary was also coming to Nigeria but I guess not (though I am glad she is not coming to Nigeria. To come and do what?).

Anyways, African leaders should not take what Hillary Clinton is advising seriously. Are this not the same people who shamelessly make fun of Africans in the western world and in the western media and consider us dirt poor? So why do they (the westerners) care about whom we partner with? Why are they shivering all over the darn place because we partnered with China?

Just hear who is talking! the same greedy western imperialists who have continously bled Africa dry through their unfair IMF and world bank monetary lending practices. The same set of people who have sucked us dry through colonialism and supported only African leaders in power that will be their string puppets and dance to the tune of their whistles while impoverishing the citizens of the African countries they lead. Now all of a sudden, america wants to act like they care about us? who do they think they are fooling?

Africans open your eyes! The westerners (europeans and their descendants and the americans) should never be trusted. Our ancestors made the mistake to trust them back then. This is why we were forcibly colonized by them. We should not make the same mistake our great grand parents and grand parents made. We should be wise as a serpent.

Up China

Whoo Hoo

Thanks a lot

Wtf is she talking about? what has the U.S done for africa, other than stealing their material. She needs to go sit down for corner.

"Hilarious" Clinton is a fool. Atleast the Chinese haven't sent Exxon Mobil, shell or chevron to pollute our environment and reduced us to slaves in our land.

Neither is good.

Who's she?

Tell her to fvck off to America..

I remember earlier this year, a Prof. Adepoju Aderanti came from Unilag to deliver a guest lecture in Europe on the battle between the US and China for African resources.

While America seems to want to protect his own economic interest in Africa, their years of raping this continent still leaves us sore. Equally we as Africans need to be wary of the Chinese.

Does anyone here know that the new AU complex building design contract was awarded to a Chinese firm? Africa and Africans surely still have a long way to go.

Chinese are toxic so are the westerners. Africans are bleeped.

Sun of god: Chinese state media has lashed out at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after she warned African leaders about co-operation with countries who want to exploit the continent’s resources.

She should include her nation among the "countries who want to exploit the continent's resources".

China is bad but America is worse.

That is like a kettle pointing to a pot and calling it "black"

AwWw,now they care! Politics!

Good riddance!,its not like we were ever utilizing our resources

Bleep d US and d West. If not for China, i no for fit dey use d current dell inspiron lappy wey dey help my biz. 10yrs ago how many people fit buy electronics (laptop to b precise)? Ehn ehn 40-man laptop gang wich type dem supply una?

Battle Ground - Africa.

A new cold war is being fought for Africa's resources - Hillary's statement makes it official.

Hahaha... US is scared of China,cos they believe China is an emerging economic power...Selfish US. Let her chillax!

Let me make this very clear to Americans, I love you guys, the fast cars, the American specs and all the dollars. But when it comes to Business, my doors are open only to Chinese. I dont trust Americans and their covet operations. I hate people playing boss in my own continent. The chinese are down to earth, so suck it up Madam Clinton, your media calls us diseased, poverty stricken people, always living below your dollars, so what they fvck do you need in my continent and why the heck are you advising me on who to do business with? I guess I got no business acumen to know that Chinese are better humanoid species than people whose interest is to kill a man to ra.pe his wife ?

175: Bleep d US and d West. If not for China, i no for fit dey use d current dell inspiron lappy wey dey help my biz. 10yrs ago how many people fit buy electronics (laptop to b precise)? Ehn ehn 40-man laptop gang wich type dem supply una?

Hahahahaha, May God bless China, if not for China, the world would have been kneeling down to beg America for Tea.

Pataki: I remember earlier this year, a Prof. Adepoju Aderanti came from Unilag to deliver a guest lecture in Europe on the battle between the US and China for African resources.

While America seems to want to protect his own economic interest in Africa, their years of raping this continent still leaves us sore. Equally we as Africans need to be wary of the Chinese.

Does anyone here know that the new AU complex building design contract was awarded to a Chinese firm? Africa and Africans surely still have a long way to go.

About the bolded, China built and delivered that AU COmplex, free-of-Charge to AU, Africa didnt spend one Naira apart from giving them the land to build that Complex.

The only time I ever disagree with you is when you are sucking GEJ's balls. But, then that's your choice. Keep it up.

As a multi millionaire myself, one day I aspire to be a billionaire

Billyonaire: Let me make this very clear to Americans, I love you guys, the fast cars, the American specs and all the dollars. But when it comes to Business, my doors are open only to Chinese. I dont trust Americans and their covet operations. I hate people playing boss in my own continent. The chinese are down to earth, so suck it up Madam Clinton, your media calls us diseased, poverty stricken people, always living below your dollars, so what they fvck do you need in my continent and why the heck are you advising me on who to do business with? I guess I got no business acumen to know that Chinese are better humanoid species than people whose interest is to kill a man to ra.pe his wife ?

Africa's progress does depends on itself and not on any superficial relationship with either America or China.

Billyonaire: Hahahahaha, May God bless China, if not for China, the world would have been kneeling down to beg America for Tea.

U ar coret. Dnt mind d West. Abeg make i use my Chinko TV fone watch AIT small. Brb.

Its our call to make,everyone is welcome to do business with/in Africa.
Its left for Africa to use this opportunity as a leverage to compete or else we may end with a worse partner in the Chinese.
We have no friends just aggressive business partners .Its all about interest.

Rhino.5dm:
"Hilarious" Clinton is a fool. Atleast the Chinese haven't sent Exxon Mobil, shell or chevron to pollute our environment and reduced us to slaves in our land.

shattap if you have nothing good to say

we africans have become a pawn in the hands of the west and china,imagine china and usa,fighting over our resources,its high time we took our destiny in our hands and take control over our resources

the chinese became so rich by doing business with africa,the chinese influence in africa is becoming too much,if you go to zambia,the chinese control all the mining industry there,its high time africans wake up and take their destiny in their hands,the usa and china are do not love us,the only want to exploit us.

175: Bleep d US and d West. If not for China, i no for fit dey use d current dell inspiron lappy wey dey help my biz. 10yrs ago how many people fit buy electronics (laptop to b precise)? Ehn ehn 40-man laptop gang wich type dem supply una?

hello pals please does anyone know the story of the 40-man laptop gang i would like to read it cuz i've been seeing it all over nairaland but i can't get the whole story.

lacasa: Up China

Whoo Hoo

Fu*ck china and fu*ck you !!!!!!

And lets I forget, fu*ck the pinkies too, may they die of a thousand leprosy

My advice - 'Black Africans' need to be wary of all other nations!

The chinese, caucasians, arabs, indians, mulato's, etc are only out to further exploit our labour and resources.

Guys, all I hear is bla bla bla bla. F*uck weed, cocaine is a hell of drugs