Washington, Jun 2 (PTI) China is a strong and aggressive economic competitor for the US in Africa, a Obama Administration official has said.
"China is, in fact, a strong and aggressive economic competitor in Africa. It is clearly concerned about trying to acquire for its own robust economic engine significant oil, mineral, and natural resources to help feed its industrial growth," Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson said at a news conference here.
"We see that not as a threat to us but simply as strong, aggressive, economic competition. And what we say to Africa about that is that they should, in fact, hold China to the same high standards that they hold American, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, or other developed economies to when they?re doing business," Carson said.
"We want to see Africa become a larger, more significant, and active partner in the global economic community.