With rapid Ebola aid, China shows itself a reliable partner of Africa

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China has provided rapid emergency support worth US$4.5 million to combat the Ebola outbreak in Africa, demonstrating its role as a reliable partner. A five-member Chinese medical team is actively working in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, coordinating with the Africa CDC.

When Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), met Jiang Feng, head of China’s mission to the African Union, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in mid-July, the message was practical. They signed a handover certificate that brought Beijing’s direct emergency support for the Ebola response to US$4.5 million. A five-member Chinese medical team was already working in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital of Kinshasa. Kaseya described the contribution as...