Mese nincs, Kínának olaj kell, bármi áron. Mindegy, mit mond a külügyi szóvivő. Nemrégiben olvastam vhol, h a Föld legnépesebb országában a hosszú távon stabil gazdaság miatt megerősödött a középosztály. A középosztálynak meg az az ismérve, h autót vesz...
A Chinese foreign ministry
spokesman angrily denied on Thursday that the country turns a
blind eye to human rights abuses in places like Sudan in its
search for oil to help power a booming economy.
Chinese trade helps improve people's living standards and
economies and does not have a negative impact, Qin Gang told a
regular news conference.
"We will not repeat the mistakes of the bloody pillaging and
human rights abuses of the Western colonists in the past," Qin
said. "China is a responsible country. In the global arena we
stress peace, cooperation and development."
This week anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof said that rich
countries must move fast to eradicate poverty in Africa before
China seizes the initiative and ramps up investment in corrupt
African governments.
The rocker-turned-activist said that unless the world's G8
group of rich countries delivered now on pledges made last year,
African leaders would instead turn to Beijing, which has adopted
a no-strings-attached approach to doing business in Africa.
Human rights groups have also slammed energy-hungry China --
the world's second largest oil consumer -- for investing in or
aiding other countries with bad human rights records, such as
Myanmar, often in return for access to oil and gas supplies.
Communist-ruled China has also been criticised for stepping
in with a $3 billion oil-backed loan for Angola after the
International Monetary Fund criticised Luanda for rejecting
greater scrutiny of its finances.
"I don't care whose opinion it is, or what the source is, I
hope they can produce conclusive evidence," said Qin, banging on
his podium, refering to allegations that China is complicit in
human rights abuses overseas. "China is innocent."
China has always supported peace in Sudan, he added, pointing
to Chinese peacekeepers sent there under a U.N. mandate.
"Why does nobody mention this when they criticise us?" Qin
asked.
But he declined to comment further on a Chinese decision last
week to join with Russia and Qatar in blocking U.N. sanctions
against four Sudanese accused of war crimes in Darfur.
"We have all along supported peace and stability in Sudan,"
Qin said. "I hope all countries of the world can be responsible,
and that the media can be too."
