Russia and China are much less sneaky than the West - DRC president
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The approval ratings of China and Russia over the West in Africa continue to be accentuated. Recently, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo gave his two cents on why he believes that Eastern influence is outgrowing Western influence in the mother continent, specifically in the DRC. He spoke about the conduct of the parties mentioned.
・DRC president notes that China and Russia do business with Africa without the same arrogance as the West.
・He also noted that Africa has a right to partner with whom it wants.
・Recently the approval ratings of the United States dropped behind that of Russia and China.
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, recently touched on the ease of doing business with Russia and China over the West, according to a report by the Russian newspaper Sputnik.
He noted that Russia and China manage ties with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) without “arrogance” and the desire to “read lectures,” emphasizing that so far Beijing and Moscow have treated the DRC with more esteem than the West.
The president went on to say that the DRC is entitled to cordial ties with Russia.
“In France, Israel was condemned for some actions in Gaza. Does this prevent France from maintaining its relations with Israel? Why do they want to judge us when it comes to Africans? One should not judge us. We have the right to the friends we want and we are friends to all those who want to be our friends … Russians want friendship with Africa and DR Congo, so why should we refuse? There are no reasons for that,” the DRC president stated.
China and Russia, the president said, are much less sneaky than the West as they are”partners coming through the front door.” He also stated that he believes that China and Russia would “come out on top.”
According to a recent survey, China and Russia now have greater approval ratings than America in Africa. In 2023, the United States had a 56% approval rating, China 58%, and Russia 64%.
Globally, however, the United States’ approval rating remained below 50%, while its disapproval rating climbed. The survey was done by the American consulting agency Gallup,