Originally Posted by janpor

This is the biggest crap I heard about this subject.
The Chinese motto in Africa is: don't ask questions as long we get natural resources. They don't ask standars like f.e. transparancy.
So the Chinese built infrastructure projects in Sudan, but if Sudan sells oil it earns money...on wich do you think they are spending it...do you know where Darfur is located?!
Do you think the common Sudanese people have become wealthier because of the Chinese intervention? They absolutly didn't!
If China (it are state companies) builds project like this they also bring their own (Chinese) workers! So don't adress the local population, that is left unemployed.
As you know China is mostly an export orientated country, a lot of African products (clothing, shoes,are more expensive than Chinese products, what hurted local businesses a lot.