Chairman Smith on the hearing: “Although Africa needs sustained investment and engagement from members of the international community, China has been largely a negative actor in the region for some time. China’s actions and activities on the continent have one main focus: China’s bottom-line. Beijing has for years propped up kleptocrats and autocrats in order to extract as many resources as it can. What’s more, China is building military relationships and partnering with one-party states, often to the detriment of good governance, the rule of law, and the African people themselves. China must cease its harmful actions and instead play a constructive role in development and security on the continent.”

Witnesses

Mr. Gordon Chang
Author
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Mr. Joshua Meservey
Senior Policy Analyst
Africa and the Middle East
The Heritage Foundation
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Mr. Scott Morris
Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development
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[truth in testimony form]

Anita Plummer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of African Studies
Howard University
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

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Hearing transcript (PDF)