101% True: China-Africa >> Beijing Declaration in 2000
We note that globalisation makes all economies more inter-dependent, but it benefits developed countries more while putting most developing countries, especially small and vulnerable economies and the least developed countries in Africa, at a disadvantage and subjecting their economic security or even state sovereignty to severe challenges.
This from the BEIJING DECLARATION OF THE FORUM ON CHINA-AFRICA CO-OPERATION of the ministers in charge of Foreign Affairs, foreign trade and international co-operation, economic or social affairs from China and African countries in 2000.
I m not going to explain all about globalization now, I think I did it a bit in my other article. What I want you to notice here is that our leaders have seen already that the size or the economic forces (or both of them) of a country are sine qua none conditions if we want to survive in the today’s world governed by globalization principles. I wonder if our brothers ( African ministers in the forum) tried counting how many they are. Three football teams with their goalkeepers and reservists at least ,representing 800 Millions of people, sharing two things : poverty, a potentially rich land and world poorest area : Africa.
They have no doubt that our economic security and our state sovereignty (and God only knows if we ever had them) are at risk. Is that a truth? I think that is more than a truth. A country like Burundi, like Rwanda , like Gabon and bla bla bla blaaaa have no future in today’s system. What I don’t know is if their trips to Beijing will be a long-term solution. Why can’t we unite? Why would we think that frontiers drawn by Europeans: French, Belgians … (and God only knows how much they love Africa) are intangible.
Think twice and tell me why?
See u soon for more comments on this declaration but the first thing I hate to see, is the picture of a such forum. More than four dozens of African presidents : does it please you ?
Daniel.