英原文：英國前首相布萊爾:在幫助非洲國家發展方麵，中國為西方政府樹立了一個榜樣。

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Blair urges West to follow China development example

Friday, December 17 12:38 am


Former prime minister Tony Blair said Thursday that China sets a good example for Western governments seeking to help Africa develop.

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"There is a reason why a lot of African leaders will deal with China. And it's not just because China is a powerful country," Blair told AFP after giving a speech about development in Africa.

"It's because our systems can be very bureaucratic and the Chinese are quite direct in what they do," he said.

"So they will say to the leader of a country, 'Well what do you need?' and he'll say I need a road from A to B,' and then the next day someone's there with a shovel," he said during a visit to Washington.

In his speech to the Center for Global Development, he said Western countries needed to "work on things the country judges to be vital, not necessarily the things that we think back in our home legislature gets the biggest cheer."

He said he would still encourage Western governments to promote crucial projects, such as those in the area of health and education in Sierra Leone and Liberia -- where his Africa Governance Initiative (AGI) charity works.

"But our priorities have to connect with theirs," he said.

In his brief interview with AFP, he also said both China and Western countries could work in tandem to help develop Africa.

"Now I actually think if we're smart about it and they're smart about it, there are areas of cooperation and partnership where we can do things in the infrastructure field and where there's real Chinese can-do expertise that is a win-win for both of us and the country," he said.

英國前首相布萊爾表示，在幫助非洲國家發展方麵，中國為西方政府樹立了一個榜樣。

中新網12月17日電 據英國廣播公司報道，英國前首相布萊爾表示，在幫助非洲國家發展方麵，中國為西方政府樹立了一個榜樣。

　　布萊爾在美國華盛頓就非洲發展發表講演時稱，很多非洲國家領導人願意與中國打交道是有原因的，並不僅僅因為中國是一個強國。

　　布萊爾說，“西方的製度有時會很官僚，而中國人在做事時非常直截了當”。

　　布萊爾在華盛頓全球發展中心發表講演時還稱，西方國家得了解非洲國家最需要的是什麽，它不一定是我們認為在西方國家議會會得到支持的事情。

　　他說，他仍然鼓勵西方國家政府在非洲發展重要的項目，比如塞拉裏昂和利比裏亞的衛生和教育項目。但西方的這些重點項目應與當地人的想法吻合。

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