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Senate subcommittee hearings push investment-led U.S. Africa policy to counter China
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee held a hearing June 4 focused on "China's malign influence in Africa," with Chairman Ted Cruz and Ranking Member Cory Booker leading questioning and Ambassador Fittrell testifying for the State Department.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee held a hearing June 4 focused on "China's malign influence in Africa," with Chairman Ted Cruz and Ranking Member Cory Booker leading questioning and Ambassador Fittrell testifying for the State Department.
Members of both parties told the witness they support shifting U.S. policy from aid-only approaches toward what several called "investment-led commercial diplomacy" so the United States can be a stronger economic partner to African governments and businesses. "Today and into the future, U.S. Africa policy will revolve around investment-led commercial diplomacy," Ambassador Fittrell said. Chairman Cruz told the panel…
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