Liberians divided over Chinese investment plan - 20 Feb 09

[ukusapillage]

so the chinese exploit their own people and china and these blacks think they will be better then westerners... blacks are so fucking dumb its amazing they arent all dead

[Davincciable]

@ukusapillage from all the video i had seen in youtube white people are the dumb race fuck that shiit fighting at MacDonald just for sold out nuggets

[marck224]

@controversyking You mean the money you never had but was given free a pass to print out when decleared the world new foreign reserve? Developing countries will no more live in the shaddow of your fear, neither, will they condescend to your ethnocentric illusion of Western superiority. Countries today want to trade with others who have sound industrialize economies to precipitate growth and lead to economic sustainability. Anything outside of this is susceptible to total collapse and failure. 

[Microglia1]

I don't think there's ever hope for Liberia. The people just don't get it.

[andylumeh]

my uncle mr. konuwah was a senior staff member at bomi hills, back in 1970;s, Tamu konuah and five other brothers please contact me. andy Lumeh. / Robert simpson NIOC. Mano River . Congo & Valley Camp.

[Juwreh]

still waitin for dem chinese people 2 finish fixin dat train station, tryin 2 hit monrovia 2 gio town.

[lukebccb]

According to western whites when the western white exploit and plunder the Africans it's a good thing but, according to the western whites, when the Chinese want to trade and invest in Africa it's a bad thing.

[marck224]

I agree with you 100% diyonisha. I ask my self the same question all the time. With all of the destructions and innocent lives mounting to some 300,000 people Taylor cost in Liberia, he did not stop there put extended his raged to Sierra Leone, our sister country. But, if what people say he did in Siera Leone is true, than let God give him his just reward. Nothing goes unponish under this sun. What so ever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Taylor will pay for what he did.

[diyonisha]

With all the mineral Resorces Liberia has

Why did charles Taylor invade Sierra Leone?

The people of Sierra Leone are Black that didnt stop Charles Taylor he dehumanise and Degrade Sierra Leonians.

Its a shame that the rest of us black african people have to be suffer for the color of our skins when some of us are not evil.

some Africans are vindictive Evil Racists Killers.

Charles Taylor should have put all his effort into developing Liberia

instead he focused on hate. He distroyed SL

[diyonisha]

OH MY GOD

Charles Taylor went into an already already Fragile Sierra Leone and caused Havoc

distroying people lives and that of thier children children.

He came all the way from Lieberia. He is an evil Liberian but God will deal with him, I pray to God that I dont hate Liberians for the distruction of my country.

God knows I have hate in my heart, on behalf of all the Good Black people on this planet

I urge racists DO take out your hate on all blacks.

I dont hate my skin & NEVER WILL.

[MsMadame]

Stay strong, dear brother. Our people will never be defeated.

"It began in Africa, it will end in Africa!"

[marck224]

@MsMadame that is so true. You know sometimes I wonder why we Africans go through what go through? it's now that I'm starting to understand. You see, without AFRICA, the West is nothing! but without the WEST, AFRICA is everything. Thats why they're trying to hold us back from going foward and establishing ties with other none western nations will help us. It has worked in time past but not anymore..with our new partner in progress China, we don't need the US nor Europe. Liberia will rise!

[MsMadame]

My brothers, I am writing you from the U.S. Please demand inclusion every step of the way. They "ALL" want the motherland. Many African Americans find living difficult in U.S., because of the ill effects of other culture racism and jealousy.

You are splendid people, therefore, you are envied. And the jealous begins to scheme as they behave kindly than they take what they want.

[marck224]

@MsMadame thats true MsMadame. I thank God for who I am and very proud to be a Liberian. Until you know who you are, you will never know what you have and worth. As a proud Liberian, I can tell anyone that we don't need the US nor Europe. They have made the world think that Africa is poor and they are rich. But interesting enougth, it's the other way around. Now who's in debt and can default anytime as a result of their uncontrollable spending and increase deficit. No one want to buy their bonds

[marck224]

Liberia will rise! China, you are welcome to invest. But US and Europe, hell no so please get the hell out. After destroying our lovely country and causing the lost of countless lives, you keep on dreaming about your relavence to our society. We don't want you anymore. We want both US and Europe companies out of Liberia. With over 50billion barrels of oil, 35billion tonnes iron ore, gold, diamonds, maganese, buxite, timber, rubber, oil palm, coffee, cocoa, the sky is the limit for our countty.

[fransjoubertdotcom]

I work with Chinese all the time in Africa and I find their investments beneficial to the continent,m I dont think we should judge people just because of different cultures and I am in Liberia, so I should know better than most

[Xaymaicana]

@fransjoubertdotcom EXACTLY. in my island of Jamaica we have Chinese, Japanese, Lebanese, Syrian, East Indian; etc, who invest in our country. Initially and not surprisingly there were some distrust and cultural conflicts but after the locals/ natives made it clear that we wanted involvement and are interested in the betterment of our country we somehow were able to come to terms with one another. Inviting foreign ppl to "aid" ones country is a bit risky but with careful planning it can work.

[gbalah162]

PLEASE LEAVE OUR COUNTRY ASIANS. THEY ARE NOT THERE FOR THE PEOPLE. the chinese go into these countries and still do not mix with the people or work with them. they USE them and make their money off the African people. I DO NOT like asians, and I dont want them in OUR COUNTRY or on the CONTINENT.!

[Xaymaicana]

@gbalah162 I understand where you are coming from. In the caribbean at first the Asians/ Indians/ Mid Easterns tried to (and in some islands have succeeded unfortunately) create social classes based on race after having invested/ set up businesses there. In Jamaica we have a high foreign population who although are for the most part calling shots and are more financially stable after our mini "rebellion" the Jamaicans made it clear we are not inviting ppl to take us for fools. .

[Xaymaicana]

. .and that we want some out our natives to be involved in any foreign businesses that come to the island. Now Liberia does not need to react as we did in terms of physically threatening the foreigners to show respect. After a 14 year war Liberia needs to be aware it is IMPERATIVE to clean up its reputation. I think the local people should be well informed about any changes and allowed to make any suggestions. It's your lives but I BEG you don't make it racial its more political than anything.

[Noobssuckass300]

@gbalah162 are you white?

[PupuTheClown]

Bong County, nice name,,lol

[victor4love]

and the list goes.....yet and still...there are great,good hearted and decent whites and (White Americans) so let's all learn to work on our problem and stop blaming everyone else......

[victor4love]

is that also the US fault that we are one GREEDY,UNPATRIOTIC set of ppl????And to you my dear Tickyul...is sad that u will use your God's given brain on being racist....you do have some point...there are a lot of arrogant blacks and african americans but you know you cannot put a whole race in one pack.....there are a whole bunch of white crackheads,sex offenders,serial killers...

[victor4love]

when your so called government officials go to firestone take cash here and there from the managment instead of allowing the ppl to pay their taxes and using the money for development.....

[victor4love]

Wow!!! i can't believe you guys Marck224..you can't totally blame others for our problems...if Firestone have not been paying it's taxes..then whose fault is it???when our useless people went and signed 99 years contract with the people...

[tickyul]

Holy Moly, this kinda reminds me of videos I saw of Detroit. I hope that they ship the Haitian Refugees over to Liberia, instead of the USA. Open sewage running thru your town, good job Liberian African Americans. Is there any argument from ANYONE that blacks cannot successfully run any country.

[marck224]

@tickyul why do you want the Haitians to be ship to Liberia instead of the US? is there any valid reason? Liberia has enougth to contend with right now plus it has to reintigrate more than 400,000 of her citizens returning as a result of the 24yrs of civil war. Also, I must add that all of the countries that supported the bloody civil war that destroyed my country will pay dearly. The time is coming when God Him self will grant justice to the innocent blood that cry from beneath the ground....

[tickyul]

@marck224: My reason for not wanting Haitians coming is because they are BLACK, and as we all can very clearly see, BLACKS ARE A VERY POOR FIT FOR MODERN SOCIETIES. Liberia would be a better fit for these people, open sewers running thru neighborhoods. Cheers!

[marck224]

@tickyul I think thats a very poor point to based your argument don't you think? aren't there blacks in the US? weren't the blacks the same very people who built this modern nation call the United States of America? and to a point, who do you think is to be bleamed for the situation Liberia is faced with today for which you are overtly giving cheers for it's deteriorated state?

[tickyul]

@marck224: Uh, yeah we have blacks in the USA, they are not what I would call an ASSET, if you get my drift. And if you mean to imply that blacks were the genius behind the USA, you are out of your mind. They provided unskilled slave labor, that is it. I don't like to see anyone suffer, but Liberia is what it is, a failed black state. Not the USA's fault. Ciao!

[marck224]

Not the US fault you sure? who let Charlse Taylor out of prison? who provided the first US$10million dollars for Liberia invasion? why isn't he being trial for Liberia war crimes instead he's being trial for crimes they alleged he commited in Sierra Leone? is it because he will expose the US from beginning to end in Liberia 24yrs civil war? why can't you guys get the hell from behind my country? why out of a sudden, the US is giving Liberia so much money? we don't need your dam money keep it!!

[marck224]

Have you ever tought about why your dam Firestone Company is still in Liberia since 1926 up til now? 86yrs of exploiting my country and still not enougth. Firestone owed us US$69billion in taxes from the past 86yrs. We want that money! pretty soon, it might have to consider going to another country where they will allow slavery and invest becuase we will kick Firestone out of Liberia and they will have to pay every ga dam cent they owed us from the past 86yrs. China is the best way for Liberia!

[tickyul]

@marck224: Uh, so firestone owes Liberia money, and you want who to pay it to Liberia, the USA? Blame everyone for Liberia's crappy condition, except the savages who call the place home. Liberia is a doomed country. Cheers!

[marck224]

@tickyul you claimed that my country is doomed but yet US investors are fighting to get in at the same time trying to compete with China. We didn't even ask your government for money but yet the US is throwing hundred of millions at our country to aid our redevelopment. A country of 3.5million people with natural resources so much has attracted more than US$15billion dollars in investments and more are to come pulling in. We have about 500,000+ direct well pay jobs line up plus more to follow.

[tickyul]

@marck224: Yes, companies want to get to your resources. That is not a tribute to the people of Liberia, it is a tribute to god's creation. Your leadership should encourage investment to come in, the non blacks may help elevate the low IQ black populations standard of living.

[marck224]

We will defininately encourage investments in our country. But don't get me wrong, we wount just allow just any investors this time, but rather true investors who are partners and have what it takes to bring needed change and effect massive developments. And thoes kinds of investors are not Western but rather Chinese, Russians, South Americans Middle Easterns and other Africans. We want investors who come from nations that have the technology, money, and can put the West into Recession any day!

[tickyul]

@marck224: Well, I predict that your country will remain a craphole.....for quite some time to come. Maybe you can take some of our sava.....er, African Americans into your country, they would fit right in. We have a city called Detroit, which is one of many run by blacks. Detroit and most black cities probably resemble a lot of Liberian cities, true crapholes. So, If you take some of our blacks, they should fit right in. Ciao!

[marck224]

@tickyul are you sure of what you are saying? what is the US current debt sr? what is the value of your dam currency? do you have any natural resource to back the dam dollar and pay of your US$25trillion+ debt? your dam Congress sent a team of five to Liberia 2009 to tell our government that the US needs Liberia. That the US doesn't want to exploit our natural resources but rather partner with us to develop them. I sense a tune of change! But, my first respond was get the hell out of LIBERIA!

[tickyul]

@MARCK224: What does the USA's national debt have to do with blacks being savages? I know that lots of areas in Africa have massive amounts of natural resources, more for the blacks to get cheated out of, or squander. A lot of the USA's national debt is from all of the welfare we pay to blacks. The Current debt is 14 trillion.

[marck224]

@tickyul a country of 3.5million people with more land than they need. Our natural Resources value is worth more than US$10trillion dollars. Thats why we are seeking partnership with China and other rising powers the will help us move foward why becoming a manufacturing nation rather than just raw material exporting. We don't need the US. get it? The US is forcing her self on Liberia. China is willing to help us and give us access to her market of 1.7billion people. That is what Liberia needs

[tickyul]

Marck224: Well, I guess we finally agree! Your belief is that your country does not need the US..........GOOD! I want the US to have nothing to do with Liberia or any other black country. The USA should not allow any more blacks in, we have enough, too many actually. China will help make something out of your country, something the natives could never do. Be nice to those Chinese, they are doing you people a big favor. Ciao!

[youareajackass2005]

No foreign country is good. Sorry if Im talk the obvious. I think the only reason the Chinese are in Liberia is because they badly want the raw materials. For those who support China think about what happens the Chinese would do if Liberia ran out of materials. They would just leave and everything is going to be same way. The chinese are only there for self interest and so is every other country. The only way to change is from within. Currpt gov. will take every thing and poor will still be poor

[marck224]

@youareajack..I think you made a valid point that can not be ignored. However, where Liberia is today is because of the US. The war they supported that killed close to 250,000 Liberians cost us a lot. It destroyed our economy, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and security. Now that the war is over, who do you think Liberia should work with between the two-US and China considering our past and mistakes we've made? China to an extend eventhough we have to be mindful of their intentions.

[raidanbeeotch]

also remember, our biggest problem in LIB is the business community, who are making tons of cash daily, but paying our people pocket change salary, those are people we should start giving options to, either pay us respectful salary that will enable us live and spend money, or close them down and give way to better investors. all we need is our government standing for us, by us, and with us against business men who go to court with us and bribe and turn out right... thats our war. not USA. peace

[marck224]

Great points raidanbeeotch. Your are right and I think it's in this regard that our government has decided to be very carefull as to who it allows in our country to invest. We've managed to renegotiate two contracts, the Firestone that has exploited us for over 86yrs and Mittal Steel that was about to the same. Firestone owed us up to US$70billion dollars+ raidanbeeotch. And we need that money. This only shows why we were forced to sign that contract in 1926 by the US. They owe us and will pay!

[raidanbeeotch]

hey Mark 224, i apologize for earlier, i didn't realize your a gentle person. I was just very upset to see someone discrediting USA, we live here, they show us lots of respect here, they treat us like one. I know what ur saying about President Tolbert, those were bad days, or dark days for liberia and USA, that don't mean we should kill each other, u and i know USA investing in LIB and giving jobs to liberians wil be much better than china, china are bringing their people to work, but USA dont.

[marck224]

That's ok raidanbeeotch I understand.. I just pray that God helps us all to love each other and keep us united so that what happend to us 24yrs ago and cost us so much will not be repeated. Happy new year! as we always sing in Liberia "happy nu year me no die ooo... happy nu year me no die ooo... ha.. ha.. me no die ooo....GOD BLESS LIBERIA!

[Juwreh]

creatin 3,000 jobs? wow, i got 2 go back 2 my country 2 see how all of dat ting dere turns out

[raidanbeeotch]

man Mark 224, go fuck yourself, i'm a liberian too, dont speak on my behalf or on behalf of the liberian people, who are you!!!! america gave your stupid ass freedom, and was there for liberia, gave tons of support to our leaders, but u know as i know what our leaders did with those money, they fucking bought weapons from russia and all over to kill stupid ass people like u, and who was there to save us, nobody but USA... GOD BLESS USA, and hope to see them incharge of LIB resources, fuck china!

[marck224]

Thanks raidan and sorry if I offended you. Let me say that I do speak for all well meaning Liberians who lost families, friends, and love ones as a result of these bloody civil wars that were supported by the US. And

do me a favor if you will by telling me who killed president William R. Tolbert, Jr., and why Liberia didn't and still don't have a Navy, Coast Guard, and Airforce to protect her sea, sky,and land since 1947, and also why did the US forced us to sign Firestone contract in 1927?

[marck224]

We are a country of 3.5million people but freekin rich. The US and Europe has exploited us for years and even financed the wars that kill so many of our people. Now that the war is over, CHINA is the best way to go. We will partner with CHINA and our African brothers from NIGERIA to rebuild our country. We have the minerals, soil, tourism, and the ga dam oil. The Chinses will help train our military and we will tell the US to get the hell out. WELCOME TO THE NEW LIBERIA! WE DON'T NEED YUOR AID!

[Juwreh]

@marck224 LMMFAO!!! my pekin i can agree wit u more oh!! dogget!

[XXwickedwayXX]

I wish you and your country the best of luck. Liberia deserves peace and prosperity, but China? If you knew anything about economics, China is going to fall hard.

[marck224]

You could not have said it more better XXwicked. Thanks and by the help of God, Liberia will rise and recleam her possition as the Leone star of Africa. With natural resources of Iron Ore, Gold, Diamonds, Platinum, Palladum, Uranium, Nickle, Buxite, Maganese, Copper, Colbert, Tin, Zinc, Timber, Rubber, Oil, Agriculture, Fishery, Tourism, etc, and a population of just 3.5million people, I don't see why we can't. With God on our side, Liberia is bound to rise again. God Bless Liberia.

[XXwickedwayXX]

I hope so. Not only Liberians but Africans in general have suffered for too long. If your country, or even continent want to become powerful, it s not by war, it is becoming sustainable and not relying on imported goods. If you could create sustainable energy, food, transportation. Remember population is a factor when it comes to surviving and African's need to keep their population rate down in order to succeed.

Sacrifice is the key to open doors of success.

I wish you peace

[marck224]

Aye XXwicked how are you doing? I just went to your page and saw that you're from Zimbabwe which is great. It's is another African country that has gone through a lot like Liberia though it's not as a result of war. We've been through a lot you know. Imagine you welcomed your once inslaved African brothers that were sold to the white man to come home and joined you built a beautiful nation that your both could live and call home. They come but they do the opposite. Inslaved you for 150yrs. Sad!

[XXwickedwayXX]

I understand your feelings. Please understand we as people will never move forward if we are always stuck in the past. Not all white people are to blame for slavery and the issue needs to be gone. If you recall a white man saw the ignorance and set the free.

Move forward not backwards :)

[marck224]

By 2010, Liberia will strike offshore OIL. Ten Oil companies had already signed production sharing contracts including Oranto, Repsol, Woodside, Broadway, etc. Iron Ore investments- Mittal Steel $1.7billion, China Union $2.6billion, Severstal $2.5billion, Delta $2billion, and more. Oil Palm investments- EBF $750million, Sime Darby $850million, Golden Agro Resources $1.6billion, and more. Rubber, Rice, Cocco, Coffee, etc are on the table. More than 10billion barrels offshore oil. No stoping us.

[marck224]

We have more than 20+billion plus tonnes of high grade iron ore, gold, diamonds, uranum, platinum, tin, zinc, copper, colbort, and more. Our soil is rich that we can grow anything. We have nine rubber plantations plus the world largest. We are now adding Oil Palm, Cocco, Coffee, and Rice along with processing factories. We are also about to start processing Iron Ore made products for export. All by the help of China. Liberia is getting there without America so "WEST GO TO HELL" and leave us!

[TheSebulba1978]

negros in control?

hmm...war check

rape check

genocide check

economy ARE U KIDDING ?

negors under colonial rule? welll u know the history as well as i do

[andyly0071]

does the chinese take the african's natural resources by force like the whites ever did??NO.

dose the chinese take the african's natural resurces freely???No! the chinese exchange what they want by not only huge amount of money but also huge infrastructures.

SO, the white morons go eat shits

[f8kbafiv]

While you are rebuilding, penetrate the western world so you know who will be behind the scence. Please drop by Canada as see if they can be of you help. Most important is your next generations. Canadian doesn't have much saying in US - NATO control, but Canadian prefer no set-backs to all sides somehow contrarily to our government and mighty neighbor.

[f8kbafiv]

After experienced all craps and coercions that western media manufactured, As a Canadian, one big strong China is better for Canada. One big aggressively expanding US - NATO creates so many unnecessary wars and lives losses everywhere. Be careful, after China building anything for anyone, Westerners will come back again to take away what you cannot maintain. They can make you hate Chinese in just one day so you will lose resistance to their manipulations.

[fuckAmericantodeath]

White people is ridiculous, They said black people don't know how to govern themself , so Do you want to govern them again? Fuck you, in 19th Century, you invade China, and today China rely on ourself to developing our country. and we do business and help African people to develop, so you just make some noise.

Fuck all the White people.

we Chinese just do business with African and have no interest in intervene their politics.

[Seltue12]

Damn right.

[spmcc86]

China also gives the Sudanese govt money and arms, are u aware of how many innocent people have died as a result of this

[hcn9]

the US helped arm saddam with weapons including chemical. did u know how many innocent ppl died becuz of this? even now ur soldiers are killing civilians in afghanastan and iraq.

[spmcc86]

it is impossible to wage war without civilian deaths the U.S. have certain rules of engagment in afghanistan now to reduce civilian deaths that is actually puting the U.S. soldier in danger cause we can't always fight back because of colateral damage

[hcn9]

i dont understand how killings tens of afghan women and children can be justified by killing one insurgent among them

[russiangymfan]

At least Chinese don't point guns at Africans and they don't impose their values on Africans. Some mainstream west media are just jealous.

[Seltue12]

Give China compliment for trying to take over Bong mine. I am from Liberia and currently studying master in development studies in Sweden. China invest in infrastructures unlike Taiwain and others who give money to corrupt leaders. We are coming from a civil war that devastated our entire country. I am glad that we are recognizing the effect of globalization and free trade. China have experience economic growth without kissing the west asses in the name of democratization, or IMF reform.

[kahua33]

seltue2 your people will be a war again this time with china. you talk about kiss the west asses please you people don't know how to govern yourself. china don't respect it's own worker what make you think they going to treat your people any better,it's time for black people to stop looking for other to save us. ghana economic came from black american invest who put ghana on the road for growth. blacks need to invest in africa

[fuckAmericantodeath]

the black don't know how to govern themself, so you America or west countries to help govern the black people.

Gesus, Fuck the robbery theory of White people.

[Seltue12]

you are idiot to think that way. If black can't government themselve then why is it Africa been been govern decades and decades. What a ignorance fool.

[fuckAmericantodeath]

I don't think so.

some white people replying this video said this.

[Seltue12]

We our own property right laws and China coming into Liberia to invest. So we will embrace. The west destroy Africa from the day of the Berlin conference "partition of Africa". We can do without you then thing is your can't do without us.

[Seltue12]

I don't think you know what talking about. Liberia need all the friends they can get due to the new world order of globalization but industries countries (including China) coming to Liberia need to respect the intellectual property right laws as well as labor and environment laws in Liberia something the western industries have ignore in Liberia. Maybe China companies will respect those laws.

[josiahdocscurlock]

China is now the largest creditor to the U.S.A. China is the new super power, and now the U.S. is its slave.

[Nikoll23]

Mengwise36, woooooo for once, I am speechless.

[jarsea]

good footage, sound reporting!

[dahwang12]

Are you paranoid or something? I may not know about Jewish history much, but I know that many Jewish people are exact opposite of how you view them. If your that bent on hating all the jews just because of few bad ones, then don't fucking bother me with your shits.

[dahwang12]

WTF? Seriously, people, stop fucking generalizing Jews. How would you fucking feel if someone stereotype your people? I don't understand why people could be so fucking ignorant and be such a bigot to other people.

And if that was a fucking joke, go do us a favor and stop. Just fucking stop.

[arpu2007]

botton line the goal of any business is to make maximum profit.chinese or westerner have the same motive but i preferred the chinese because they do not look down on people who are less furtunate as inferior but as equals who are just having a hard time,unlike westerners who do the contrary and exploit thier situations.

[mchigubu]

Quite interesting video!

[fhahahahaha]

Local people are happy, but Aljazeera is unhappy. Reason? ...Chinese.

[Type59]

Wrong interpretation.

[bdyan1]

im chinese and i cant say we have a good record when it comes to mine safety

[mengwise36]

You think a mine build by the Chinese will be more unsafe than salvaging yourself?

[strongestass]

true but far better than digging up landmines with enough TNT to blow tanks up.

[86am]

Horrible news. The low-grade iron ore will be shipped to China to be processed instead of having it refined in Liberia, by Liberians. No African country makes money when their raw resources are snatched by foreign companies. This is daylight robbery.

Not to mention the pollution from the mine which will inevitably seep into water sources. PRC has a horrible record on pollution and treats its workers like sub-humans, especially internationals.

[R3dp055um]

Man oh man, bad call by Liberia.

Look how horribly polluted China is today.

Not to mention the Chinese are brutally pitiless taskmasters.

[arequipa1]

yeah, but it will bring money to the area, and employment.

[HaloedG]

For Chinese...give it time.

[arequipa1]

as i understand it, china has plenty of money to spend

[Type59]

US was just as polluted when it was developing its industry and many died prematurely. Dont trust me do your own research.

[abarzilai664]

When America or Europe operates a mine in Africa it's called neo-colonialism, but if the same mine is operated by China it's termed as "investment" even though it would be the same as with USA and the EU.

[mrfarraj1]

well unlike us and eu, china doesnt intervene in the policies of the country that they make investment projects with.

[nubian377]

China has proved itself to be a more trustworthy trading partner than the West. According to IMF, Africa's economy grew by a much larger margin, in 2006, than on any other previous year, all due to trade with China.

[mengwise36]

It is because China NEVER colonized Africa or any other part of the world.

[Mxyzptlk562]

Except for Indochina and parts of SE Asia. But that is a different story.

[mengwise36]

"Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly east of India, south of China. The word has French origins, Indochine, and was adopted when French colonisers in Vietnam began expanding their terri tory to bordering countries." If you want to bullshit, at least get the term right.

[Mxyzptlk562]

I know the origins of the word and I am comfortable using it. This is not a political correctness contest. So what is your point???

The fact is in your fruitless effort to make me look like a dummy you never address the authenticity of whether I am right about the Chinese colonizing those regions.

[mengwise36]

I would think anyone how knows a bit of Chinese history already know you are a dummy. But that is beside the point.

China, as it is recognized today in the world, was established in 1949. If you want to bring up the Tibet issue and say "China is colonizing Tibet", you might have half a leg to stand on. However, to say China colonized any part of Indochina is just stupid.

Or maybe you want to qualify your statement to narrow it down to a certain dynasty or race or time in history?

[Mxyzptlk562]

You are very uneducated. You think you know something and then you think you have some dangerous pool of knowledge to try and discredited others on very menial points. But if it makes you feel good. Then more power to you.

China is the oldest continuous civilization in the world and even though the PRC was est. in 1949, it recognizes that continuity to its past. So what does that to do with your point? That is if you have one?

[mengwise36]

My point, to put it in term that even you can understand, is that it was stupid for you to throw out there a statement like "Except for Indochina and parts of SE Asia. But that is a different story." about a week ago when I said "China NEVER colonized Africa or any other part of the world".

So you do recognize that PRC has not colonized Indochina. Let's go back this continuity of yours, shall we? Did the Qing Dynasty colonize IndoChina? Ming Dynasty? Yuan (Mongols)? Song? Tang? Han?

[jarsea]

This is not proper grammer, read your comments before posting , PLEASE!

[mengwise36]

I read it twice. It is fine. Read my comment BEFORE you comment, PLEASE!

[shootthedevil]

@abarzilai664 that is because the American were colonialist.

[crayoh]

After seeing what the Chinese have done to their own country, the Liberians should be very afraid of how the Chinese plan to ravage their land.

[global2012]

sad .chinese help them[because god cant seem to lol].

[koolDeception]

AlJazeeraEnglish blockd me ?

[mrfarraj1]

i hope they did block you, but sadly your comment is still appearing here.

[jesshooker]

Sad