On Tuesday this week, Kenya’s President William Ruto arrived in Beijing and started a five -day visit to China. This visit takes place after the President Donald Trump The United States starts the “tax war” against the rest of the world, and Mr. Ruto is the first president of the African country to visit China during this period.
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Despite the US attempt to push other countries to reduce trade with China to obtain tax exemptions, Mr. Ruto He has still chosen to make the visit. This has made it clear that while the international economic management system faces major challenges, developing countries such as China and Kenya through the southern partnership – the south are investigating the creation of a new and sustainable international economic system.
According to a new report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on World Economic Objectives, US tax measures and policy unconscious conditions will make the global economy weaken this year. Since most African countries rely on export of raw materials, the effects will be greater for them. The agency estimated that the economic growth of sub -Saharan Africa this year will drop to 3.8 percent – the lowest rate since the explosion of Covid-19 In 2020. In this context, President Ruto’s visit to China aims to strengthen bilateral relations, which will help not only strengthen the Kenyan economy, but also reflect the efforts of many African countries to seek alternative markets and withdraw from the economic dependency of the West.
Kenya is a key partner of the “One -Way, One Way” (BRI) (BRI) (BRI) (BRI) (BRI) (BRI) and the China and African Cooperation Council (FOCAC). In the first quarter of this year, the value of trade between Kenya and China reached US $ 2.2 billion, an increase of 11.9 percent and set a new record over the same period. In the infrastructure sector, co-projects such as the SGR Rail of Mombasa-Nairobi and Nairobi’s speeding road have greatly improved the country’s transport efficiency and transportation capacity. Through this visit, President Ruto expects China to assist in the expansion of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway Ugandaand finally arriving in the Democratic Republic of Congo – which will help strengthen the region’s business and between the region and other parts of the world.
President Ruto is also seeking to strengthen cooperation with China in the green energy sector, so that Kenya can achieve its goal of having a 100 percent green electricity grid by 2030. Thus, another important agenda of President Ruto’s visit is to learn China’s self -development experience, and to follow the way of self -reliance and economic liberation to make Kenya a pillar of production in the East African region.
It is clear that, compared to the “US first” policy and the “winner of all” to take all the Trump government, China’s opposition to US dictatorship and support the international system of many parties has continued to be an important axis for African countries. China -Africa cooperation, which focuses on equality and benefits, not only has brought real opportunities for Africa, but has also been a role model for the South African solidarity in their efforts to change the global order. In the future, as South-South cooperation continues to bring real success to Africa, a joint community between China and Africa will be an important force against one-sided measures and to build a multi-end system. President Ruto’s visit to China will be active evidence to open this historical direction.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
