Rwandan president Paul Kageme has praised China while criticizing the west on their methods of bringing progress to africa (see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8301826.stm).
China is active as a member of the G77 plus China group of countries (See: http://www.g77.org/). By being politically and morally neutral and by just helping people of poor countries advance by investment in their countries and people (rather than providing or witholding aid based on compliance with political and moral issues) China is bound to gain political capital and become the most influential country surpassing the United States at some point in time.
Its time for the G20 group of countries to wake up and also start building poor countries by investing in areas that directly touch and uplift the people rather than simply providing aid that is often pocketed by corrupt government officials. Investments in industries such as agriculture and fishing ensures progress of the people. By direct investment the G20 investors will also be able to audit the books to ensure their investment is not diverted or misappropriated, something that cannot be done by simply handing over money as aid.
When the people of these poor nations advance they will have more power locally and can make their own political and moral decisions.
Uplifting the poor of these countries is not just the responsibility of the G20 governments. It can be done in a smaller way directly by individuals who are more fortunate thanks to organizations such as Kiva (See: http://www.weonepeople.com/oneworld/2009/09/the-goodness-of-money.html)
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