Uninvited guest: China’s shadow looms over Biden’s African outreach summit
Meeting to play catch-up as China makes inroads on continent
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times - Friday, December 9, 2022
The Biden administration doesn’t want to talk about it, but China’s expanding military activities and economic influence in Africa loom large over a major three-day summit with African leaders the White House is hosting next week.
While the Pentagon and prominent foreign policy analysts warn of Beijing’s efforts to challenge American interests and allies on the continent, administration officials have avoided even mentioning China ahead of the arrival of 49 African leaders in Washington.
The White House has cast the Dec. 13-15 “U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit” as a chance to “listen to and meet African aspirations,” while focusing on “revitalizing democracies and strengthening the free and open international order.”
But when asked about China’s courting of African countries in recent years, the administration has been less than eager to address the summit’s potentially vital significance to President Biden’s oft-touted promise to outcompete Beijing on the world stage.
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