{"id":2495,"date":"2024-05-01T11:38:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/01\/us-is-best-choice-for-africa-over-russia-or-china-us-commerce-secretary-says\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:38:41","slug":"us-is-best-choice-for-africa-over-russia-or-china-us-commerce-secretary-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/01\/us-is-best-choice-for-africa-over-russia-or-china-us-commerce-secretary-says\/","title":{"rendered":"US is \u2018best\u2019 choice for\u00a0Africa\u00a0over Russia or China, US Commerce Secretary says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvknu0lm00073b6j6x1fg4i8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            She spoke on the sidelines of the AmCham Business Summit after meeting Kenyan President William Ruto during her first official trip to&nbsp;Africa.    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/clvknw9vi000g3b6jy9l2vt74@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"anti-western-sentiment\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">    Anti-Western sentiment<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvknu0lm00083b6j8771ujh5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Like many other African nations,&nbsp;Kenya&nbsp;has deep ties with China, which has funding projects and major infrastructure projects across the continent.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvknxv73000o3b6j4swt7skw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Russia is also making fresh inroads into the continent, capitalizing on anti-Western sentiment in some nations to profit from arms sales and natural resources.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvknu0lm00093b6j5d2lu4x1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Secretary Raimondo addressed the criticism that African nations dislike \u2018lectures\u2019 from the US and its European allies about democracy and human rights, and many prefer dealing with China or Russia that don\u2019t make similar demands.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvknu0lm000a3b6j0r86u5cf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Raimondo said the US is coming to&nbsp;Africa&nbsp;\u201cwithout strings attached,\u201d saying she had brought more than a dozen businesses to the Nairobi summit.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvknu0lm000b3b6jqtyev8jm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cI just met with President Ruto, and we had a fantastic meeting. I said to him: we\u2019re not here to lecture, we\u2019re here to partner, we\u2019re here to learn from you, we\u2019re here to invest, in your people and in your country,\u201d she said.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She spoke on the sidelines of the AmCham Business Summit after meeting Kenyan President William Ruto during her first official trip to&nbsp;Africa. Anti-Western sentiment Like many other African nations,&nbsp;Kenya&nbsp;has deep ties with China, which has funding projects and major infrastructure projects across the continent. 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